Can the AMD Radeon HD 7970 run ELDEN RING?
No — under the minimum
No. The AMD Radeon HD 7970 doesn't reach the minimum graphics requirement for ELDEN RING. It may not start, or run far below a playable frame rate.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 28 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
- 1440p 17 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
- 4K 10 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
Modelled at native resolution, paired with the Intel Core i3-12100 or a faster processor. How the model works.
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Minimum
NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD RADEON RX 580 4 GB
- Index
- 13
- Video memory
- 3 GB
Recommended
NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 8 GB or AMD RADEON RX VEGA 56 8 GB
- Index
- 21
- Video memory
- 8 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Index
- 10
- Video memory
- 3 GB
ELDEN RING has light ray tracing; the AMD Radeon HD 7970 has no ray-tracing hardware.
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AMD Radeon HD 7970 and ELDEN RING: questions
Can the AMD Radeon HD 7970 run ELDEN RING?
No. The AMD Radeon HD 7970 doesn't reach the minimum graphics requirement for ELDEN RING. It may not start, or run far below a playable frame rate.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon HD 7970 get in ELDEN RING?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 28 FPS at 1080p, 17 at 1440p and 10 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.
Which card would run ELDEN RING at the recommended spec?
The lowest launch price among recent cards that meet it belongs to the Intel Arc B570 ($219).
Does my processor change this?
The figures assume a processor at or above ELDEN RING's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.