The Last of Us Part I on Radeon RX 6500 XT

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon RX 6500 XT meets The Last of Us Part I's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~31 fps at 1080p high (range 25–38, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 4 GB of video memory is below the 8 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	53	37	22
medium	41	29	17
high	31	22	13
ultra	25	18	11

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 6500 XT 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 5 3600X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~31 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 6500 XT: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 4 GB (+0 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (4 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 8GB

~60 fps vs 31 now (est.)

+91% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Arc B580

~61 fps vs 22 now (est.)

+178% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6900 XT

~60 fps vs 13 now (est.)

+352% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in The Last of Us Part I; usually the cheapest.

The Last of Us Part I on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	27	19	-13%
Radeon RX 6500 XT	31	22	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	38	27	+22%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	57	40	+83%
Radeon RX 6600	63	44	+100%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	68	48	+117%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	71	50	+126%
Radeon RX 7600	79	55	+152%
GeForce RTX 4060	80	56	+157%
GeForce RTX 3070	94	66	+200%
GeForce RTX 4070	119	83	+278%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	132	93	+322%
GeForce RTX 5070	136	95	+335%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	177	124	+465%
GeForce RTX 4080	184	129	+487%
GeForce RTX 5090	293	205	+835%