Grand Theft Auto V Legacy on Radeon HD 7870
Yes. The Radeon HD 7870 meets Grand Theft Auto V Legacy's recommended spec. We estimate ~69 fps at 1080p high (range 55–83, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~48 fps on high). Its 2 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 118 | 82 | 49 |
| medium | 90 | 63 | 38 |
| high | 69 | 48 | 29 |
| ultra | 55 | 39 | 23 |
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: high preset
- 60 fps at 1440p: medium preset
- 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 7870 back.
- Processor needed for ~69 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU (Core i5-3470): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~69 fps.
Video memory
- Radeon HD 7870: 2 GB
- Minimum spec: 1 GB (+1 GB headroom)
- Recommended spec: 2 GB (+0 GB headroom)
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 6400
~65 fps vs 48 now (est.)
+33% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 9050 4GB
~70 fps vs 29 now (est.)
+140% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Grand Theft Auto V Legacy; usually the cheapest.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs Radeon HD 7870 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7870 | 69 | 48 | — |
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 92 | 65 | +33% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 129 | 90 | +87% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 194 | 136 | +180% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 212 | 149 | +207% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 231 | 162 | +233% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 240 | 168 | +247% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 268 | 187 | +287% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 272 | 191 | +293% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 300+ | 223 | +360% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 300+ | 281 | +480% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 300+ | +547% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 300+ | 300+ | +567% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 300+ | +767% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 300+ | 300+ | +800% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 300+ | +1333% |
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy 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+