Garry's Mod on Radeon VII

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon VII is well above Garry's Mod's recommended spec. We estimate ~150 fps at 1080p high (range 120–180, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~105 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 16 GB of video memory covers the 4 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	255	179	107
medium	195	137	82
high	150	105	63
ultra	120	84	50

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: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
144 fps at 1080p: high preset

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 VII back.
Processor needed for ~150 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 150.

Video memory

Radeon VII: 16 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+15 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (+12 GB headroom)

Garry's Mod on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon VII
GeForce GTX 1650	60	42	-60%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	84	59	-44%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	126	88	-16%
Radeon RX 6600	138	97	-8%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	150	105	0%
Radeon VII	150	105	—
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	156	109	+4%
Radeon RX 7600	174	122	+16%
GeForce RTX 4060	177	124	+18%
GeForce RTX 3070	207	145	+38%
GeForce RTX 4070	261	183	+74%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	291	204	+94%
GeForce RTX 5070	300	210	+100%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	273	+160%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	284	+170%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+330%