How to Fish on Radeon R9 290

Meets recommendedEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes. The Radeon R9 290 meets How to Fish's recommended spec. We estimate ~69 fps at 1080p high (range 48–90, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~48 fps on high). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	117	82	49
medium	90	63	38
high	69	48	29
ultra	55	39	23

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: 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 R9 290 back.
Processor needed for ~69 fps: Core i5-9400F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).

Video memory

Radeon R9 290: 4 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~72 fps vs 48 now (est.)

+50% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~60 fps vs 29 now (est.)

+108% 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 Radeon R9 290
GeForce GTX 1650	57	40	-17%
Radeon R9 290	69	48	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	80	56	+17%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	121	84	+75%
Radeon RX 6600	132	92	+92%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	144	100	+108%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	149	104	+117%
Radeon RX 7600	167	117	+142%
GeForce RTX 4060	169	119	+146%
GeForce RTX 3070	198	139	+188%
GeForce RTX 4070	250	175	+263%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	278	195	+304%
GeForce RTX 5070	287	201	+317%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	261	+442%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	271	+463%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+796%