Can a AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT run Dead Cells?

Yes — comfortably

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT handles Dead Cells comfortably — roughly 1394 FPS at 1080p and 864 FPS at 1440p on high settings.

1394FPS @ 1080p
864FPS @ 1440p
502FPS @ 4K

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

How the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT measures up

RequirementAMD Radeon RX 9070 XTMinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 60 3 Recommended
Video memory 16 GB GB 1 GB Recommended
Ray tracing ✓ Supported Game has no RT N/A
Upscaling FSR Not supported N/A

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 864 FPS on high.

At 4K

Around 502 FPS on high — genuinely viable.

How other cards handle Dead Cells

Graphics cardTier1080p FPSvs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX A 1565 ▲ 171 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER A 1541 ▲ 147 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 A 1492 ▲ 98 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti A 1418 ▲ 24 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT A 1370 ▼ 24 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER A 1345 ▼ 49 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT run Dead Cells?

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT handles Dead Cells comfortably — roughly 1394 FPS at 1080p and 864 FPS at 1440p on high settings.

What FPS will I get?

On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 1394 FPS at 1080p, 864 FPS at 1440p and 502 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.

What settings should I use?

Start at the ultra 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.