How Do I Know If My Graphics Card Will Work For A Game

[Ghostlady]

How do I know if my graphics card will work for a game?

I have Radeon 550 Series and the game requirement is:
256 MB 100% DirectX 9 compatible AMD Radeon HD 3850/Nvidia GaForce 8600 GTS or higher

[Jen]

I just looked online and Radeon 3850 is from 2007 whereas the 550 is from 2017. So it definitely fits the “or higher” part of that requirement

[Ghostlady]

Very good, thanks.

[draclvr]

An excellent resource is Can You Run it from SystemRequirementsLab. Enter the name of the game and it will look at your system.

https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/

Another good resource is GPU Boss. You can enter two cards and compare their specs to several benchmarks.

http://gpuboss.com/

For instance, here is a comparison of your 550 with the 3850. Both cards are quite old in "computer age."

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-RX-550-vs-Radeon-HD-3850