
How Many FPS Does The Sinking City 2 Get with R9 390? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K

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R9 390 Specifications
These are the basic specs. The full R9 390 page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in The Sinking City 2.
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The Sinking City 2 benchmark on R9 390: FPS by resolution and quality
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The Sinking City 2 FPS with a R9 390 and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 19FPS min 17Poor | 12FPS min 11Unplayable | 5FPS min 4Unplayable |
| High | 25FPS min 22Poor | 15FPS min 13Poor | 6FPS min 5Unplayable |
| Medium | 32FPS min 29Acceptable | 20FPS min 18Poor | 8FPS min 7Unplayable |
| Low | 42FPS min 37Acceptable | 26FPS min 23Poor | 10FPS min 9Unplayable |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | GPU 70% | GPU 81% | GPU 93% |
The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.
It makes no difference which processor you have: with the R9 390 in The Sinking City 2 the graphics card is always the brake. Swapping CPU would not gain you a single frame — put the money into the card.
FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling
Upscaling renders The Sinking City 2 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 R9 390 with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | FSR Quality | FSR Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 19 | 24 | 28 |
| 1440p | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| 4K | 5 | 7 | 9 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The R9 390 has no dedicated hardware for it, so it is an option best left disabled.
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.
Here the graphics card is the brake: the R9 390 is what caps the frame rate in The Sinking City 2. A faster processor would hardly change the result.
Is the R9 390 Enough for The Sinking City 2?
The R9 390 delivers 19 FPS at 1080p Ultra in The Sinking City 2. This GPU is not enough for The Sinking City 2 at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.
At 1440p it gets 12 FPS and at 4K 5 FPS at Ultra quality.
This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra
View recommended GPUs for The Sinking City 2→Want more FPS in The Sinking City 2?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in The Sinking City 2 with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
R9 390 or GTX 970 for The Sinking City 2?
In The Sinking City 2 at 1080p Ultra both land on the same figure: 19 FPS. Price and power draw are what separate them.
R9 390 vs GTX 970: which one is faster?Other GPUs for The Sinking City 2
If none of these convinces you for The Sinking City 2, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.
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