The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on Radeon RX 5700 XT

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon RX 5700 XT is well above The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition's recommended spec. We estimate ~154 fps at 1080p high (range 123–185, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~108 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 8 GB of video memory covers the 3 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	262	184	110
medium	201	140	84
high	154	108	65
ultra	123	86	52

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: high 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 5700 XT back.
Processor needed for ~154 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-2400): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 154.

Video memory

Radeon RX 5700 XT: 8 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+7 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 3 GB (+5 GB headroom)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 5700 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	57	40	-63%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	80	56	-48%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	120	84	-22%
Radeon RX 6600	131	92	-15%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	143	100	-7%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	149	104	-4%
Radeon RX 5700 XT	154	108	—
Radeon RX 7600	166	116	+7%
GeForce RTX 4060	169	118	+9%
GeForce RTX 3070	197	138	+28%
GeForce RTX 4070	249	174	+61%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	277	194	+80%
GeForce RTX 5070	286	200	+85%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	260	+141%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	270	+150%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+298%