Rust on Radeon R9 390
Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 390 meets Rust's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~32 fps at 1080p high (range 26–39, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 55 | 39 | 23 |
| medium | 42 | 29 | 18 |
| high | 32 | 23 | 14 |
| ultra | 26 | 18 | 11 |
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 390 back.
- Processor needed for ~32 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 3700X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~32 fps.
Video memory
- Radeon R9 390: 8 GB
- The publisher lists no video memory requirement.
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1080p, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
~60 fps vs 32 now (est.)
+85% GPU performance
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 6750 XT
~60 fps vs 23 now (est.)
+163% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 7900 XT
~62 fps vs 14 now (est.)
+359% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Rust; usually the cheapest.
Rust on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 24 | 17 | -26% |
| Radeon R9 390 | 32 | 23 | — |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 34 | 24 | +4% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 50 | 35 | +56% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 55 | 39 | +70% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 60 | 42 | +85% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 62 | 44 | +93% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 70 | 49 | +115% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 71 | 50 | +119% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 83 | 58 | +156% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 104 | 73 | +222% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 116 | 81 | +259% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 120 | 84 | +270% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 156 | 109 | +381% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 162 | 113 | +400% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 258 | 181 | +696% |
Rust 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+
More about the Radeon R9 390
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