How to Fish on Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Meets minimumEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes, at lower settings. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics meets How to Fish's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~37 fps at 1080p medium (range 26–49, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6500 XT (~66 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	49	34	20
medium	37	26	16
high	29	20	12
ultra	23	16	10

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: not reachable
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

Intel Arc card: use XeSS (native on Arc) or FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset. DLSS is not available.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Intel Iris Xe Graphics back.
Processor needed for ~37 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).

Video memory

Shared or unlisted video memory for this GPU.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6500 XT

~66 fps vs 29 now (est.)

+130% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~72 fps vs 20 now (est.)

+260% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~60 fps vs 12 now (est.)

+400% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in How to Fish; usually the cheapest.

How to Fish on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics	29	20	—
GeForce GTX 1650	57	40	+100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	80	56	+180%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	121	84	+320%
Radeon RX 6600	132	92	+360%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	144	100	+400%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	149	104	+420%
Radeon RX 7600	167	117	+480%
GeForce RTX 4060	169	119	+490%
GeForce RTX 3070	198	139	+590%
GeForce RTX 4070	250	175	+770%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	278	195	+870%
GeForce RTX 5070	287	201	+900%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	261	+1200%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	271	+1250%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+2050%