Game FPS

Marathon on Radeon RX 9070 XT

The Radeon RX 9070 XT runs Marathon at about 205 FPS at 1080p High (high refresh), 157 FPS at 1440p and 99 FPS at 4K.

FPS by resolution and preset

Average FPS and 1% low without upscaling, Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, 32 GB of memory.

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
Low	285188	248193	171133
Medium	236184	187146	12094
High	205160	157122	9977
Ultra	177138	131102	8264
High + FSR Quality	247163	210164	142111

average / 1% low · High preset, upscaler in Quality mode.

Best settings

For 60+ FPS: 4K · Ultra ~82 FPS
For 120+ FPS: 4K · Medium ~120 FPS

Video memory

At 1440p Ultra the game uses about 6.7 GB and the card has 16 GB: enough memory.

Is the processor holding it back?

With a Ryzen 5 7600 at 1080p High: about 175 FPS (with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 205).

Approximate model estimate, not yet checked against measurements; typical error about ±15–20%. FRAME LAB model estimate, not a recorded benchmark: real FPS depends on the driver, game version and scene.