Can a AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT run SPORE™?

Yes — comfortably

The AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT handles SPORE™ comfortably — roughly 60 FPS at 1080p and 37 FPS at 1440p on high settings.

60FPS @ 1080p
37FPS @ 1440p
22FPS @ 4K

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

How the AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT measures up

RequirementAMD Radeon HD 2600 XTMinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 1 Recommended
Video memory 1 GB 1 GB GB Recommended
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 high preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.

At 1440p

Around 37 FPS on high — this card is happier at 1080p for this title.

At 4K

Around 22 FPS — not a realistic target for this pairing.

How other cards handle SPORE™

Graphics cardTier1080p FPSvs AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon R5 230 F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
ATI Radeon X800 F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
ATI Radeon 9600 F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT run SPORE™?

The AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT handles SPORE™ comfortably — roughly 60 FPS at 1080p and 37 FPS at 1440p on high settings.

What FPS will I get?

On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 60 FPS at 1080p, 37 FPS at 1440p and 22 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.

What settings should I use?

Start at the high 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.