Hearts of Iron IV on Radeon R9 290X

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon R9 290X is well above Hearts of Iron IV's recommended spec. We estimate ~156 fps at 1080p high (range 125–187, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~109 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	265	186	111
medium	203	142	85
high	156	109	66
ultra	125	87	52

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 290X back.
Processor needed for ~156 fps: Ryzen 3 3100 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 156.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290X: 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 290X
GeForce GTX 1650	120	84	-23%
Radeon R9 290X	156	109	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	168	118	+8%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	252	176	+62%
Radeon RX 6600	276	193	+77%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300	210	+92%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	218	+100%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	244	+123%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	248	+127%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	290	+165%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+235%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+273%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+285%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+400%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+419%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+727%