Forza Horizon 6 on Radeon HD 7970

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon HD 7970 meets Forza Horizon 6's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~33 fps at 1080p medium (range 26–40, 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 GeForce RTX 2060 12GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	43	30	18
medium	33	23	14
high	25	18	11
ultra	20	14	9

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 ~33 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-12400): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~25 fps.

Video memory

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

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 2060 12GB

~60 fps vs 25 now (est.)

+137% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Arc B580

~60 fps vs 18 now (est.)

+237% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

~60 fps vs 11 now (est.)

+463% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Forza Horizon 6; usually the cheapest.

Forza Horizon 6 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon HD 7970
Radeon HD 7970	25	18	—
GeForce GTX 1650	27	19	+5%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	37	26	+47%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	56	39	+121%
Radeon RX 6600	61	43	+142%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	67	47	+163%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	69	49	+174%
Radeon RX 7600	77	54	+205%
GeForce RTX 4060	79	55	+211%
GeForce RTX 3070	92	64	+263%
GeForce RTX 4070	116	81	+358%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	129	91	+411%
GeForce RTX 5070	133	93	+426%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	173	121	+584%
GeForce RTX 4080	180	126	+611%
GeForce RTX 5090	287	201	+1032%