Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Radeon HD 7850

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon HD 7850 meets Euro Truck Simulator 2's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~30 fps at 1080p medium (range 24–36, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 2 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 9050 4GB (~70 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	39	28	17
medium	30	21	13
high	23	16	10
ultra	19	13	8

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: not reachable
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

AMD card: use FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset (XeSS also works). DLSS is not available on Radeon.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Radeon HD 7850 back.
Processor needed for ~30 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-9600K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~23 fps.

Video memory

Radeon HD 7850: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 2 GB (+0 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 2 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~70 fps vs 23 now (est.)

+200% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 8GB

~60 fps vs 16 now (est.)

+267% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

~62 fps vs 10 now (est.)

+533% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Euro Truck Simulator 2; usually the cheapest.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon HD 7850
Radeon HD 7850	23	16	—
GeForce GTX 1650	39	27	+67%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	54	38	+133%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	81	57	+250%
Radeon RX 6600	89	62	+283%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	97	68	+317%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	101	70	+333%
Radeon RX 7600	112	79	+383%
GeForce RTX 4060	114	80	+392%
GeForce RTX 3070	134	93	+475%
GeForce RTX 4070	168	118	+625%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	188	131	+708%
GeForce RTX 5070	194	135	+733%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	252	176	+983%
GeForce RTX 4080	261	183	+1025%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	291	+1692%