Can the AMD Radeon R9 290 run XCOM® 2?
Yes, with room to spare
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 290 is 40% above the card XCOM® 2 recommends: about 85 FPS at 1080p and 53 at 1440p on high.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 85 FPS on high 60 FPS on ultra
- 1440p 53 FPS on high 60 FPS on medium
- 4K 31 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
1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
- Index
- 3
- Video memory
- 1 GB
Recommended
2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- Index
- 10
- Video memory
- 2 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon R9 290
- Index
- 14
- Video memory
- 4 GB
Same game, neighbouring cards
AMD Radeon R9 290 and XCOM® 2: questions
Can the AMD Radeon R9 290 run XCOM® 2?
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 290 is 40% above the card XCOM® 2 recommends: about 85 FPS at 1080p and 53 at 1440p on high.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon R9 290 get in XCOM® 2?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 85 FPS at 1080p, 53 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 XCOM® 2's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.