Subnautica 2 with RX 6500 XT — How Many FPS?

27FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

Subnautica 2 system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600

GPUGeForce GTX 1660 6GB / RX 5500 XT 6GB

RAM12 GB RAM

Storage50 GB available space

RX 6500 XT Specifications

BrandAMD

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)107W

TierEntry-level

Benchmark22

1080p (Full HD)22/100

Performance by Resolution and Quality

Ultra

1080p

27FPS

Poor

1440p

15FPS

Poor

5FPS

Unplayable

High

1080p

35FPS

Acceptable

1440p

19FPS

Poor

6FPS

Unplayable

Medium

1080p

45FPS

Acceptable

1440p

25FPS

Poor

8FPS

Unplayable

Low

1080p

59FPS

Acceptable

1440p

33FPS

Acceptable

11FPS

Unplayable

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	27FPS Poor	15FPS Poor	5FPS Unplayable
High	35FPS Acceptable	19FPS Poor	6FPS Unplayable
Medium	45FPS Acceptable	25FPS Poor	8FPS Unplayable
Low	59FPS Acceptable	33FPS Acceptable	11FPS Unplayable

Is the RX 6500 XT Enough for Subnautica 2?

The RX 6500 XT delivers 27 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Subnautica 2. This GPU is not enough for Subnautica 2 at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.

At 1440p it gets 15 FPS and at 4K 5 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra

View recommended GPUs for Subnautica 2→

⚡ Optimization guide

Want more FPS in Subnautica 2?

Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Subnautica 2 with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.

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