How Many FPS Does Sea of Thieves Get with RX 6950 XT? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
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RX 6950 XT Specifications
These are the basic specs. The full RX 6950 XT page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in Sea of Thieves.
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Sea of Thieves benchmark on RX 6950 XT: FPS by resolution and quality
Pick yours and we recalculate the whole table above with it.
Sea of Thieves FPS with a RX 6950 XT and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 273FPS min 143Excellent | 222FPS min 125Excellent | 122FPS min 88Excellent |
| High | 355FPS min 185Excellent | 289FPS min 163Excellent | 159FPS min 114Excellent |
| Medium | 464FPS min 242Excellent | 378FPS min 213Excellent | 208FPS min 150Excellent |
| Low | 500FPS min 261Excellent | 489FPS min 275Excellent | 269FPS min 193Excellent |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | CPU 60% | CPU 53% | CPU 26% |
The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.
This one does matter: from the Intel Core i9-14900K downwards the processor becomes the brake on the RX 6950 XT. There is 6% between the slowest and fastest CPU in the table. One caveat: this is at 1080p, where the CPU weighs most. At 1440p and 4K the graphics card takes over and the processor stops mattering.
FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling
Upscaling renders Sea of Thieves at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the RX 6950 XT with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | FSR Quality | FSR Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 273 | 341 | 396 |
| 1440p | 222 | 300 | 366 |
| 4K | 122 | 177 | 226 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The RX 6950 XT does have dedicated hardware for it, so you can turn it on in games that implement it. The FPS cost swings widely depending on how much ray tracing each title uses, and FSR is exactly what people lean on to pay for it.
Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.
Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?
These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.
With that CPU, the RX 6950 XT has headroom to spare in Sea of Thieves: the processor runs out before the graphics card does. A faster processor would gain you FPS; a stronger graphics card would barely help.
Is the RX 6950 XT Enough for Sea of Thieves?
The RX 6950 XT delivers 273 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Sea of Thieves. More than enough for 144Hz. You can comfortably play at 1440p.
At 1440p it gets 222 FPS and at 4K 122 FPS at Ultra quality.
This GPU is more than enough — you can play at 1440p or 4K comfortably
Want more FPS in Sea of Thieves?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Sea of Thieves with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
RX 6950 XT or RTX 3090 for Sea of Thieves?
In Sea of Thieves at 1080p Ultra both land on the same figure: 273 FPS. Price and power draw are what separate them.
RX 6950 XT vs RTX 3090: which one is faster?Other GPUs for Sea of Thieves
If none of these convinces you for Sea of Thieves, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.
See the full graphics card ranking by real FPS
