Garry's Mod on AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Yes, at lower settings. The AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics meets Garry's Mod's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~36 fps at 1080p low (range 29–43, 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 6400 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 36 | 25 | 15 |
| medium | 27 | 19 | 11 |
| high | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| ultra | 17 | 12 | 7 |
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 AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics back.
- Processor needed for ~36 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~21 fps.
Video memory
Shared or unlisted video memory for this GPU.
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1080p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 6400
~60 fps vs 21 now (est.)
+186% GPU performance
1440p, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
~61 fps vs 15 now (est.)
+314% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
~63 fps vs 9 now (est.)
+614% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Garry's Mod; usually the cheapest.
Garry's Mod on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | 21 | 15 | — |
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 60 | 42 | +186% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 84 | 59 | +300% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 126 | 88 | +500% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 138 | 97 | +557% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 150 | 105 | +614% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 156 | 109 | +643% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 174 | 122 | +729% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 177 | 124 | +743% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 207 | 145 | +886% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 261 | 183 | +1143% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 291 | 204 | +1286% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 300 | 210 | +1329% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 273 | +1757% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 300+ | 284 | +1829% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 300+ | +2971% |
Garry's Mod on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
- Radeon RX 6600
- GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
- GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- Radeon RX 7600
- GeForce RTX 4060
- GeForce RTX 3070
- GeForce RTX 4070
- Radeon RX 7800 XT
- GeForce RTX 5070
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- Steam Deck OLED
- ROG Ally X
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Legion Go 2
- MSI Claw 8 AI+
More about the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
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