iRacing Studios NASCAR 26 on Radeon RX 6650 XT

Meets recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon RX 6650 XT meets iRacing Studios NASCAR 26's recommended spec. We estimate ~67 fps at 1080p high (range 54–81, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~47 fps on high). Its 8 GB of video memory covers the 8 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	114	80	48
medium	87	61	37
high	67	47	28
ultra	54	38	23

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: 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 RX 6650 XT back.
Processor needed for ~67 fps: Ryzen 3 3100 or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 9 3900X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~67 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 6650 XT: 8 GB
Minimum spec: 4 GB (+4 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6750 XT

~60 fps vs 47 now (est.)

+27% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7900 XT

~62 fps vs 28 now (est.)

+121% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in iRacing Studios NASCAR 26; usually the cheapest.

iRacing Studios NASCAR 26 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 6650 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	24	17	-64%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	34	24	-50%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	50	35	-25%
Radeon RX 6600	55	39	-18%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	60	42	-11%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	62	44	-7%
Radeon RX 6650 XT	67	47	—
Radeon RX 7600	70	49	+4%
GeForce RTX 4060	71	50	+5%
GeForce RTX 3070	83	58	+23%
GeForce RTX 4070	104	73	+55%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	116	81	+73%
GeForce RTX 5070	120	84	+79%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	156	109	+132%
GeForce RTX 4080	162	113	+141%
GeForce RTX 5090	258	181	+284%