Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Radeon HD 7970

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon HD 7970 meets Euro Truck Simulator 2's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~37 fps at 1080p high (range 29–44, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. Its 3 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	63	44	26
medium	48	33	20
high	37	26	15
ultra	29	21	12

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: low preset
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 7970 back.
Processor needed for ~37 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, ~37 fps.

Video memory

Radeon HD 7970: 3 GB
Minimum spec: 2 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 2 GB (+1 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~70 fps vs 37 now (est.)

+89% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 8GB

~60 fps vs 26 now (est.)

+132% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

~62 fps vs 15 now (est.)

+300% 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 7970
Radeon HD 7970	37	26	—
GeForce GTX 1650	39	27	+5%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	54	38	+47%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	81	57	+121%
Radeon RX 6600	89	62	+142%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	97	68	+163%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	101	70	+174%
Radeon RX 7600	112	79	+205%
GeForce RTX 4060	114	80	+211%
GeForce RTX 3070	134	93	+263%
GeForce RTX 4070	168	118	+358%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	188	131	+411%
GeForce RTX 5070	194	135	+426%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	252	176	+584%
GeForce RTX 4080	261	183	+611%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	291	+1032%