Can a AMD Radeon R9 Fury X run Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition?

Yes — with compromises

The AMD Radeon R9 Fury X clears the minimum bar for Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 47 FPS at 1080p on high, and you will get a smoother result on the medium preset.

47FPS @ 1080p
29FPS @ 1440p
17FPS @ 4K

High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.

How the AMD Radeon R9 Fury X measures up

RequirementAMD Radeon R9 Fury XMinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 20 6 25 Minimum
Video memory 4 GB 2 GB 8 GB Minimum
Ray tracing — Not supported Game has no RT N/A
Upscaling FSR Not supported N/A

Recommended settings

For 60 FPS at 1080p

Use the medium preset. High settings fall short here, so drop the preset before touching resolution.

At 1440p

Around 29 FPS on high — this card is happier at 1080p for this title.

At 4K

Around 17 FPS — not a realistic target for this pairing.

VRAM headroom

At 4GB you are under the 8GB this game recommends. Lower the texture setting one notch first — it costs the least visual quality per gigabyte saved.

How other cards handle Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

Graphics cardTier1080p FPSvs AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
AMD Radeon RX 6600 C 55 ▲ 8 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 C 52 ▲ 5 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 C 50 ▲ 3 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti C 50 ▲ 3 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti C 47 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
Intel Arc A580 C 47 ▼ 0 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the AMD Radeon R9 Fury X run Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition?

The AMD Radeon R9 Fury X clears the minimum bar for Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 47 FPS at 1080p on high, and you will get a smoother result on the medium preset.

What FPS will I get?

On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 47 FPS at 1080p, 29 FPS at 1440p and 17 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.

What settings should I use?

Start at the medium preset at 1080p.

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 leans on the GPU, so a modest CPU deficit costs less.