Hollow Knight: Silksong on Radeon RX 6500 XT

Well above recommendedEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes. The Radeon RX 6500 XT is well above Hollow Knight: Silksong's recommended spec. We estimate ~106 fps at 1080p high (range 74–138, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the high preset (~74 fps on high). Its 4 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	180	126	76
medium	138	97	58
high	106	74	45
ultra	85	59	36

Estimate · low confidence, ±30%

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: high preset
144 fps at 1080p: low 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 RX 6500 XT back.
Processor needed for ~106 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-3470): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 106.

Video memory

Radeon RX 6500 XT: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 2 GB (+2 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~70 fps vs 45 now (est.)

+57% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Hollow Knight: Silksong; usually the cheapest.

Hollow Knight: Silksong on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	92	65	-13%
Radeon RX 6500 XT	106	74	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	129	90	+22%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	194	136	+83%
Radeon RX 6600	212	149	+100%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	231	162	+117%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	240	168	+126%
Radeon RX 7600	268	187	+152%
GeForce RTX 4060	272	191	+157%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	223	+200%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	281	+278%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+322%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+335%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+465%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+487%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+835%