How to Fish on Radeon HD 7850
Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon HD 7850 meets How to Fish's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~34 fps at 1080p high (range 24–45, 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 | 59 | 41 | 25 |
| medium | 45 | 31 | 19 |
| high | 34 | 24 | 14 |
| ultra | 28 | 19 | 12 |
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
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 ~34 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
Video memory
- Radeon HD 7850: 2 GB
- The publisher lists no video memory requirement.
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1080p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
~66 fps vs 34 now (est.)
+92% GPU performance
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 9050 4GB
~72 fps vs 24 now (est.)
+200% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
~60 fps vs 14 now (est.)
+317% 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 HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7850 | 34 | 24 | — |
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 57 | 40 | +67% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 80 | 56 | +133% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 121 | 84 | +250% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 132 | 92 | +283% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 144 | 100 | +317% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 149 | 104 | +333% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 167 | 117 | +383% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 169 | 119 | +392% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 198 | 139 | +475% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 250 | 175 | +625% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 278 | 195 | +708% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 287 | 201 | +733% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 261 | +983% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 300+ | 271 | +1025% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 300+ | +1692% |
How to Fish on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
- Radeon RX 6600
- GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
- GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- Radeon RX 7600
- GeForce RTX 4060
- GeForce RTX 3070
- GeForce RTX 4070
- Radeon RX 7800 XT
- GeForce RTX 5070
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- Steam Deck OLED
- ROG Ally X
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Legion Go 2
- MSI Claw 8 AI+
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