Rust on Radeon RX 6800 XT
Yes. The Radeon RX 6800 XT is well above Rust's recommended spec. We estimate ~116 fps at 1080p high (range 93–140, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~81 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 198 | 139 | 83 |
| medium | 151 | 106 | 64 |
| high | 116 | 81 | 49 |
| ultra | 93 | 65 | 39 |
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: ultra preset
- 60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
- 144 fps at 1080p: medium preset
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 6800 XT back.
- Processor needed for ~116 fps: Ryzen 9 3900X or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 3700X): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 116.
Video memory
- Radeon RX 6800 XT: 16 GB
- The publisher lists no video memory requirement.
Cheapest upgrade for each target
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 RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 24 | 17 | -79% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 34 | 24 | -71% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 50 | 35 | -57% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 55 | 39 | -53% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 60 | 42 | -48% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 62 | 44 | -46% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 70 | 49 | -40% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 71 | 50 | -39% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 83 | 58 | -29% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 104 | 73 | -10% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 116 | 81 | 0% |
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | 116 | 81 | — |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 120 | 84 | +3% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 156 | 109 | +34% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 162 | 113 | +39% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 258 | 181 | +122% |
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 RX 6800 XT
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