Hunt: Showdown 1896 on Radeon R9 290

Below minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

No. The Radeon R9 290 is below Hunt: Showdown 1896's minimum spec (GeForce GTX 1650 Super). Our model still estimates ~50 fps at 1080p low (range 40–60, medium confidence, ±20%), but cards below the minimum may not be supported. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (~61 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	50	35	21
medium	38	27	16
high	29	21	12
ultra	24	16	10

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: 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 R9 290 back.
Processor needed for ~38 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~29 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 4 GB (+0 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (4 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~61 fps vs 29 now (est.)

+108% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

~60 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+192% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super

~60 fps vs 12 now (est.)

+383% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Hunt: Showdown 1896; usually the cheapest.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 290
GeForce GTX 1650	24	17	-17%
Radeon R9 290	29	21	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	34	24	+17%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	51	36	+75%
Radeon RX 6600	56	39	+92%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	61	43	+108%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	64	45	+117%
Radeon RX 7600	71	50	+142%
GeForce RTX 4060	72	51	+146%
GeForce RTX 3070	84	59	+188%
GeForce RTX 4070	107	75	+263%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	119	83	+304%
GeForce RTX 5070	122	86	+317%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	159	111	+442%
GeForce RTX 4080	165	116	+463%
GeForce RTX 5090	263	184	+796%