War Thunder on Radeon R9 390X
Yes. The Radeon R9 390X meets War Thunder's recommended spec. We estimate ~70 fps at 1080p high (range 49–90, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~49 fps on high). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 118 | 83 | 50 |
| medium | 90 | 63 | 38 |
| high | 70 | 49 | 29 |
| ultra | 56 | 39 | 23 |
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: high preset
- 60 fps at 1440p: medium preset
- 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 R9 390X back.
- Processor needed for ~70 fps: Ryzen 3 3100 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, ~70 fps.
Video memory
- Radeon R9 390X: 8 GB
- The publisher lists no video memory requirement.
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 9050 4GB
~60 fps vs 49 now (est.)
+24% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 6700
~60 fps vs 29 now (est.)
+107% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in War Thunder; usually the cheapest.
War Thunder on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs Radeon R9 390X |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 48 | 34 | -31% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 67 | 47 | -3% |
| Radeon R9 390X | 70 | 49 | — |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 101 | 71 | +45% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 110 | 77 | +59% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 120 | 84 | +72% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 125 | 87 | +79% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 139 | 97 | +100% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 142 | 99 | +103% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 166 | 116 | +138% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 209 | 146 | +200% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 233 | 163 | +234% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 240 | 168 | +245% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 218 | +348% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 300+ | 227 | +366% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 300+ | +641% |
War Thunder on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
- Radeon RX 6600
- GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
- GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- Radeon RX 7600
- GeForce RTX 4060
- GeForce RTX 3070
- GeForce RTX 4070
- Radeon RX 7800 XT
- GeForce RTX 5070
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- Steam Deck OLED
- ROG Ally X
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Legion Go 2
- MSI Claw 8 AI+
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