Hearts of Iron IV on Radeon R9 290

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon R9 290 is well above Hearts of Iron IV's recommended spec. We estimate ~144 fps at 1080p high (range 115–173, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~101 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 4 GB of video memory is below the 28 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	245	171	103
medium	187	131	79
high	144	101	60
ultra	115	81	48

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 R9 290 back.
Processor needed for ~144 fps: Core i3-10100 or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-2500K): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 144.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 28 GB (24 GB short)
Recommended spec: 28 GB (24 GB short)

Hearts of Iron IV on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 290
GeForce GTX 1650	120	84	-17%
Radeon R9 290	144	101	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	168	118	+17%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	252	176	+75%
Radeon RX 6600	276	193	+92%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300	210	+108%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	218	+117%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	244	+142%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	248	+146%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	290	+188%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+263%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+304%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+317%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+442%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+463%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+796%