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Can the AMD Radeon HD 7970 run Hollow Knight?

Yes, with room to spare

Yes. The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is 43% above the card Hollow Knight recommends: about 87 FPS at 1080p and 54 at 1440p on high.

Frame rate by resolution

  • 1080p 87 FPS on high 60 FPS on ultra
  • 1440p 54 FPS on high 60 FPS on medium
  • 4K 31 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach

Modelled at native resolution, paired with the Intel Core i5-2500K or a faster processor. How the model works.

Next to the publisher’s spec

Minimum

GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)

Index
5
Video memory
1 GB
AMD Radeon HD 7970 clears it

Recommended

GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)

Index
7
Video memory
2 GB
AMD Radeon HD 7970 clears it

Your card

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Index
10
Video memory
3 GB
FSR

Same game, neighbouring cards

AMD Radeon HD 7970 and Hollow Knight: questions

Can the AMD Radeon HD 7970 run Hollow Knight?

Yes. The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is 43% above the card Hollow Knight recommends: about 87 FPS at 1080p and 54 at 1440p on high.

How many FPS does the AMD Radeon HD 7970 get in Hollow Knight?

Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 87 FPS at 1080p, 54 at 1440p and 31 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.

Does my processor change this?

The figures assume a processor at or above Hollow Knight's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.