Terraria on Radeon R9 290X

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon R9 290X is well above Terraria's recommended spec. We estimate 300+ fps at 1080p high (range 300+, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect 300+ 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	300+	300+	300+
medium	300+	300+	300+
high	300+	300+	300+
ultra	300+	300+	262

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: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
144 fps at 1080p: ultra 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 R9 290X back.
Processor needed for 300+ fps: Ryzen 5 5600X or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 300+.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290X: 4 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Terraria on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 290X
GeForce GTX 1650	300+	300+	-23%
Radeon R9 290X	300+	300+	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	300+	300+	+8%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	300+	300+	+62%
Radeon RX 6600	300+	300+	+77%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300+	300+	+92%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	300+	+100%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	300+	+123%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	300+	+127%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	300+	+165%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+235%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+273%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+285%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+400%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+419%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+727%