Can the AMD Radeon R9 290 run Factorio?
Yes, with room to spare
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 290 is 56% above the card Factorio recommends: about 95 FPS at 1080p and 59 at 1440p on high.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 95 FPS on high 60 FPS on ultra
- 1440p 59 FPS on high 60 FPS on medium
- 4K 34 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
Modelled at native resolution, paired with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D or a faster processor. How the model works.
Next to the publisher’s spec
Minimum
DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730
- Index
- 5
- Video memory
- 1 GB
Recommended
DirectX 11 capable GPU with 4 GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Radeon RX 570, Intel Arc
- Index
- 9
- Video memory
- 4 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon R9 290
- Index
- 14
- Video memory
- 4 GB
Same game, neighbouring cards
AMD Radeon R9 290 and Factorio: questions
Can the AMD Radeon R9 290 run Factorio?
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 290 is 56% above the card Factorio recommends: about 95 FPS at 1080p and 59 at 1440p on high.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon R9 290 get in Factorio?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 95 FPS at 1080p, 59 at 1440p and 34 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.
Does my processor change this?
The figures assume a processor at or above Factorio's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.