Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on Radeon R9 290

Below minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

No. The Radeon R9 290 is below Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's minimum spec (Radeon RX 580). Our model still estimates ~35 fps at 1080p low (range 28–43, medium confidence, ±20%), but cards below the minimum may not be supported. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3070 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	35	25	15
medium	27	19	11
high	21	15	9
ultra	17	12	7

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 R9 290 back.
Processor needed for ~35 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 5800X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~21 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 6 GB (2 GB short)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (4 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3070

~60 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+188% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3090

~60 fps vs 15 now (est.)

+308% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4090

~62 fps vs 9 now (est.)

+608% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2; usually the cheapest.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 290
GeForce GTX 1650	17	12	-17%
Radeon R9 290	21	15	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	24	17	+17%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	37	26	+75%
Radeon RX 6600	40	28	+92%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	43	30	+108%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	45	32	+117%
Radeon RX 7600	50	35	+142%
GeForce RTX 4060	51	36	+146%
GeForce RTX 3070	60	42	+188%
GeForce RTX 4070	76	53	+263%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	84	59	+304%
GeForce RTX 5070	87	61	+317%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	113	79	+442%
GeForce RTX 4080	117	82	+463%
GeForce RTX 5090	187	131	+796%