War Thunder on Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB

Meets recommendedEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes. The Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB meets War Thunder's recommended spec. We estimate ~72 fps at 1080p high (range 50–94, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~50 fps on high). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	122	86	51
medium	94	66	39
high	72	50	30
ultra	58	40	24

Estimate · low confidence, ±30%

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 RX 5500 XT 8GB back.
Processor needed for ~72 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, ~72 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB: 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 50 now (est.)

+20% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6700

~60 fps vs 30 now (est.)

+100% 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 RX 5500 XT 8GB
GeForce GTX 1650	48	34	-33%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	67	47	-7%
Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB	72	50	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	101	71	+40%
Radeon RX 6600	110	77	+53%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	120	84	+67%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	125	87	+73%
Radeon RX 7600	139	97	+93%
GeForce RTX 4060	142	99	+97%
GeForce RTX 3070	166	116	+130%
GeForce RTX 4070	209	146	+190%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	233	163	+223%
GeForce RTX 5070	240	168	+233%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	218	+333%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	227	+350%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+617%