Space Engineers 2 on Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Yes. The Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB meets Space Engineers 2's recommended spec. We estimate ~62 fps at 1080p high (range 49–74, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the low preset (~43 fps on high). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 105 | 73 | 44 |
| medium | 80 | 56 | 34 |
| high | 62 | 43 | 26 |
| ultra | 49 | 35 | 21 |
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: low 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 9060 XT 8GB back.
- Processor needed for ~62 fps: Core i3-10100 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, ~62 fps.
Video memory
- Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 8 GB
- The publisher lists no video memory requirement.
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
~60 fps vs 43 now (est.)
+38% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 5090
~73 fps vs 26 now (est.)
+183% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Space Engineers 2; usually the cheapest.
Space Engineers 2 on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 16 | 11 | -74% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 23 | 16 | -63% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 34 | 24 | -45% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 37 | 26 | -39% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 41 | 28 | -34% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 42 | 30 | -32% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 47 | 33 | -24% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 48 | 33 | -22% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 56 | 39 | -9% |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | 62 | 43 | — |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 71 | 49 | +14% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 79 | 55 | +28% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 81 | 57 | +32% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 105 | 74 | +71% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 109 | 77 | +78% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 174 | 122 | +183% |
Space Engineers 2 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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