Hearts of Iron IV on Radeon HD 7850

Meets recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon HD 7850 meets Hearts of Iron IV's recommended spec. We estimate ~72 fps at 1080p high (range 58–86, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~50 fps on high). Its 2 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	122	86	51
medium	94	66	39
high	72	50	30
ultra	58	40	24

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: 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 7850 back.
Processor needed for ~72 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-2500K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~72 fps.

Video memory

Radeon HD 7850: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 28 GB (26 GB short)
Recommended spec: 28 GB (26 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~84 fps vs 50 now (est.)

+67% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~73 fps vs 30 now (est.)

+142% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Hearts of Iron IV; usually the cheapest.

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

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon HD 7850
Radeon HD 7850	72	50	—
GeForce GTX 1650	120	84	+67%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	168	118	+133%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	252	176	+250%
Radeon RX 6600	276	193	+283%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300	210	+317%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	218	+333%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	244	+383%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	248	+392%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	290	+475%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+625%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+708%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+733%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+983%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+1025%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1692%