Can the AMD Radeon R9 280X run Stellaris?
Yes, with room to spare
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 280X is 120% above the card Stellaris recommends: about 114 FPS at 1080p and 85 at 1440p on high.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 114 FPS on high 60 FPS on ultra
- 1440p 85 FPS on high 60 FPS on ultra
- 4K 49 FPS on high 60 FPS on medium
Modelled at native resolution, paired with the Intel Core i5-3570K or a faster processor. How the model works.
Next to the publisher’s spec
Minimum
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
- Index
- 2
- Video memory
- 1 GB
Recommended
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
- Index
- 5
- Video memory
- 1 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Index
- 11
- Video memory
- 3 GB
Same game, neighbouring cards
AMD Radeon R9 280X and Stellaris: questions
Can the AMD Radeon R9 280X run Stellaris?
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 280X is 120% above the card Stellaris recommends: about 114 FPS at 1080p and 85 at 1440p on high.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon R9 280X get in Stellaris?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 114 FPS at 1080p, 85 at 1440p and 49 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.
Does my processor change this?
The figures assume a processor at or above Stellaris's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.