Can the AMD Radeon R9 290X run Fallout 4?
Yes, at the recommended spec
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 290X is 15% above the card Fallout 4 recommends: about 70 FPS at 1080p and 43 at 1440p on high.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 70 FPS on high 60 FPS on high
- 1440p 43 FPS on high 60 FPS on low
- 4K 25 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
Modelled at native resolution, paired with the Intel Core i3-3225 or a faster processor. How the model works.
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Minimum
NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent
- Index
- 3
- Video memory
- 2 GB
Recommended
NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent
- Index
- 13
- Video memory
- 3 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Index
- 15
- Video memory
- 4 GB
Same game, neighbouring cards
AMD Radeon R9 290X and Fallout 4: questions
Can the AMD Radeon R9 290X run Fallout 4?
Yes. The AMD Radeon R9 290X is 15% above the card Fallout 4 recommends: about 70 FPS at 1080p and 43 at 1440p on high.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon R9 290X get in Fallout 4?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 70 FPS at 1080p, 43 at 1440p and 25 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.
Does my processor change this?
The figures assume a processor at or above Fallout 4's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.