Football Manager 26 on Radeon HD 7970

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon HD 7970 meets Football Manager 26's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~32 fps at 1080p high (range 25–38, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 9050 4GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	54	38	23
medium	41	29	17
high	32	22	13
ultra	25	18	11

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 7970 back.
Processor needed for ~32 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, ~32 fps.

Video memory

Radeon HD 7970: 3 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~60 fps vs 32 now (est.)

+89% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Arc A750

~61 fps vs 22 now (est.)

+174% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

~60 fps vs 13 now (est.)

+353% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Football Manager 26; usually the cheapest.

Football Manager 26 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon HD 7970
Radeon HD 7970	32	22	—
GeForce GTX 1650	33	23	+5%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	47	33	+47%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	70	49	+121%
Radeon RX 6600	77	54	+142%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	83	58	+163%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	87	61	+174%
Radeon RX 7600	97	68	+205%
GeForce RTX 4060	98	69	+211%
GeForce RTX 3070	115	81	+263%
GeForce RTX 4070	145	102	+358%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	162	113	+411%
GeForce RTX 5070	167	117	+426%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	217	152	+584%
GeForce RTX 4080	225	158	+611%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	251	+1032%