Space Engineers 2 on Radeon RX Vega 56

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon RX Vega 56 meets Space Engineers 2's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~31 fps at 1080p high (range 25–37, 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 Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB (~62 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	52	37	22
medium	40	28	17
high	31	22	13
ultra	25	17	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 RX Vega 56 back.
Processor needed for ~31 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, ~31 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX Vega 56: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

~62 fps vs 31 now (est.)

+100% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7900 GRE

~60 fps vs 22 now (est.)

+176% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5090

~73 fps vs 13 now (est.)

+466% 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 Vega 56
GeForce GTX 1650	16	11	-47%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	23	16	-26%
Radeon RX Vega 56	31	22	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	34	24	+11%
Radeon RX 6600	37	26	+21%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	41	28	+32%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	42	30	+37%
Radeon RX 7600	47	33	+53%
GeForce RTX 4060	48	33	+55%
GeForce RTX 3070	56	39	+82%
GeForce RTX 4070	71	49	+129%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	79	55	+155%
GeForce RTX 5070	81	57	+163%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	105	74	+242%
GeForce RTX 4080	109	77	+255%
GeForce RTX 5090	174	122	+466%