Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced on Radeon R9 290

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 290 meets Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~33 fps at 1080p high (range 26–39, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 4 GB of video memory is below the 8 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	56	39	23
medium	43	30	18
high	33	23	14
ultra	26	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 R9 290 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 i5-9600K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~33 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 4 GB (+0 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (4 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 8GB

~60 fps vs 33 now (est.)

+83% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Arc B580

~61 fps vs 23 now (est.)

+167% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6900 XT

~60 fps vs 14 now (est.)

+333% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced; usually the cheapest.

Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 290
GeForce GTX 1650	27	19	-17%
Radeon R9 290	33	23	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	38	27	+17%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	57	40	+75%
Radeon RX 6600	63	44	+92%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	68	48	+108%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	71	50	+117%
Radeon RX 7600	79	55	+142%
GeForce RTX 4060	80	56	+146%
GeForce RTX 3070	94	66	+188%
GeForce RTX 4070	119	83	+263%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	132	93	+304%
GeForce RTX 5070	136	95	+317%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	177	124	+442%
GeForce RTX 4080	184	129	+463%
GeForce RTX 5090	293	205	+796%