Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege on Radeon HD 7870

Below minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

No. The Radeon HD 7870 is below Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege's minimum spec (GeForce GTX 1650). Our model still estimates ~36 fps at 1080p low (range 29–44, medium confidence, ±20%), but cards below the minimum may not be supported. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 5600 XT (~61 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset1080p1440p4K
low362615
medium282012
high21159
ultra17127
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 HD 7870 back.
  • Processor needed for ~36 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
  • With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 5 3600): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~21 fps.

Video memory

  • Radeon HD 7870: 2 GB
  • Minimum spec: 4 GB (2 GB short)
  • Recommended spec: 6 GB (4 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege; usually the cheapest.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card1080p1440pvs Radeon HD 7870
Radeon HD 78702115
GeForce GTX 16502920+33%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB4028+87%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB6042+180%
Radeon RX 66006646+207%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB7150+233%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU7452+247%
Radeon RX 76008358+287%
GeForce RTX 40608459+293%
GeForce RTX 30709969+360%
GeForce RTX 407012487+480%
Radeon RX 7800 XT13997+547%
GeForce RTX 5070143100+567%
Radeon RX 9070 XT186130+767%
GeForce RTX 4080193135+800%
GeForce RTX 5090300+215+1333%

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege on other hardware

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