Can a AMD Radeon HD 6870 run Counter-Strike 2?
The AMD Radeon HD 6870 handles Counter-Strike 2 comfortably — roughly 257 FPS at 1080p and 159 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.
How the AMD Radeon HD 6870 measures up
| Requirement | AMD Radeon HD 6870 | Minimum | Recommended | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU performance score | 4 | Recommended | ||
| Video memory | 1 GB | 1 GB | GB | Recommended |
| Ray tracing | — Not supported | Game has no RT | N/A | |
| Upscaling | FSR | FSR | Available | |
Recommended settings
For 60 FPS at 1080p
Use the ultra preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.
At 1440p
Comfortable — around 159 FPS on high.
At 4K
Around 93 FPS on high — genuinely viable.
Upscaling
Counter-Strike 2 supports FSR. Your card supports FSR — Quality mode is worth 25–40% more frames. Compare upscalers.
How other cards handle Counter-Strike 2
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p FPS | vs AMD Radeon HD 6870 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | F | 325 | ▲ 68 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon HD 6950 | F | 325 | ▲ 68 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | F | 257 | ▼ 0 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon Vega 8 | F | 257 | ▼ 0 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | F | 190 | ▼ 67 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon R7 250 | F | 190 | ▼ 67 FPS | Compare |
Frequently asked questions
Can the AMD Radeon HD 6870 run Counter-Strike 2?
The AMD Radeon HD 6870 handles Counter-Strike 2 comfortably — roughly 257 FPS at 1080p and 159 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
What FPS will I get?
On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 257 FPS at 1080p, 159 FPS at 1440p and 93 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.
What settings should I use?
Start at the ultra preset at 1080p. Then enable upscaling on Quality mode before lowering anything further.
Will my processor hold this back?
These figures assume a processor fast enough not to limit the card. If yours is older, run the bottleneck calculator — this title is unusually CPU-heavy, so it matters more than usual here.