An AMD Radeon card runs iRacing fine. You need three things: a card in the right tier, an iRacing profile in AMD Software with the latency features on and the frame generation features off, and the sim's own display settings done properly. Here is what I set, and why.
Checked on 15 October 2026 against iracing.com, support.iracing.com and amd.com. The settings choices are mine.
Which Radeon cards iRacing lists
| Tier | Video memory | AMD example iRacing names |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 6 GB | RX 5600 XT |
| Recommended | 8 GB | RX 5700 XT |
| High end | 10 GB or more | RX 6800 XT, RX 9070 |
That is from the iRacing system requirements page. It also says the sim needs DirectX 11 and Windows 11, 64-bit, and that VR needs the Recommended tier at least. Windows 10 is no longer supported.
One trap: an older article on support.iracing.com still lists the RX 550, RX 580 and Radeon VII. It was last changed in March 2024. The iracing.com page is the current one, so go by that.
Today's Radeon line is the RX 9000 series: RX 9070 XT, RX 9070, RX 9060 XT and RX 9060. Any of the 9070 cards sits in the high end tier. For a single screen at 1440p I would not spend more than that on iRacing alone, because past a point the sim is limited by the processor, not the graphics card.
For the full list, processors and memory included, see my iRacing system requirements page.
Step 1: the driver
Get the driver from AMD's own site or from AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition, not from Windows Update. AMD puts out two kinds: Recommended (WHQL) and Optional. For a racing PC I install the Recommended one. An Optional driver is worth it only when its release notes fix something you actually have.
After a driver update, check that your iRacing profile in Adrenalin is still there. Then do ten laps in a session you know before you race.
Step 2: the Adrenalin profile for iRacing
Do this per game, not in the global settings. In Adrenalin go to Gaming, find iRacing (add the sim's exe if it is not listed), and set it there. That way nothing you change for another game touches the sim.
| Setting | What I use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Radeon Anti-Lag | On | Less delay between your hands and the picture. AMD lists it for DirectX 11 games |
| AMD Fluid Motion Frames | Off | Generated frames. AMD itself says it can add latency and may not suit competitive games |
| Radeon Chill | Off | It is a power saving frame limiter. In a car I want the frame rate flat |
| Radeon Super Resolution | Off | It works only in exclusive fullscreen, and the sim has its own upscaler (below) |
| Enhanced Sync | Off | I use FreeSync and a frame cap instead |
| Radeon Image Sharpening | Optional | Try it only if you use FSR and the picture looks soft |
| HYPR-RX | Off | It is a bundle that switches on Fluid Motion Frames and Super Resolution with the rest |
Anti-Lag 2 is a different thing: the game has to build it in. I found nothing from iRacing that says it has, so the plain Anti-Lag is the one to use.
If your monitor has FreeSync, switch it on in Adrenalin under Display, and turn it on in the monitor's own menu too.
Step 3: the display settings inside iRacing
The sim settings do more for your frame rate than anything in Adrenalin.
- Full screen on. The card gets the whole screen.
- Cap the frame rate a few frames under your monitor's refresh rate and leave vertical sync off. With FreeSync on, that is smooth with the least delay.
- FSR only when the graphics card is the limit. iRacing has AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution built in, in Settings, Display, with Ultra, Quality, Balanced and Performance modes. It works on AMD and NVIDIA cards. It needs anti aliasing on (above 0x, or SMAA or FXAA) and a restart of the sim. It renders at a lower resolution and scales up, so it does nothing when the processor is what holds you back. Start at Ultra or Quality.
How to tell which one is the limit: drop the resolution a lot for one test. If the frame rate barely moves, it is the processor, and FSR will not help. Turn down cars, shadows and mirrors instead. The full list of what to lower first is on my iRacing graphics settings page.
The 2026 Season 4 build moved the physics onto more processor threads ("physics islands"), and iRacing says that cuts the processor's physics load by half or more. That helps every graphics card, AMD or not. More on that in my Season 4 changes.
Triple screens on one Radeon
On one AMD card, triples go through Eyefinity. iRacing's own Eyefinity article gives the rules:
- Up to three screens per card, in one display group. A group cannot span two cards.
- The same resolution on all three screens.
- Mixed screen sizes are not recommended.
You can also skip Eyefinity and run the sim windowed with "Render scene using 3 projections". The speed up iRacing offers for that, Simultaneous Multi-Projection, is NVIDIA only, so on a Radeon the three projections cost you more. Start with shadows and reflections off and build back up.
VR on a Radeon
iRacing's VR article says to use OpenXR first. OpenVR is still there for some third party tools, and the Oculus mode is legacy. There is no AMD specific note in it. The requirement that matters is the Recommended tier at minimum, and in VR I would treat that as a real floor, not a target.
In a headset, holding the refresh rate beats every other setting. My iRacing VR guide has the full setup, and how to supersample iRacing in VR covers the sharpness side.
When it still stutters
- Turn off everything in the Adrenalin profile except Anti-Lag, and test again.
- Check the frame cap. A cap you hit only on an empty track is too high.
- Look at the Adrenalin metrics overlay. If the graphics card is under about 90% busy while the frame rate drops, the processor is the limit.
- Roll back to the previous Recommended driver if the stutter started with a new one.
- Still stuck: open a ticket with iRacing support. A real fault gets found there, not on a forum.
FAQ
Does iRacing work with AMD graphics cards?
Yes. iRacing names AMD cards in every tier of its system requirements: RX 5600 XT minimum, RX 5700 XT recommended, RX 6800 XT and RX 9070 high end.
Does iRacing have FSR?
Yes. AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution is in Settings, Display, with Ultra, Quality, Balanced and Performance modes. It needs anti aliasing on and a restart.
Should I use AMD Fluid Motion Frames in iRacing?
Not for racing. AMD says it can add latency and may not suit competitive games. I keep it off.
Is iRacing DirectX 12 or Vulkan?
iRacing lists DirectX 11. It is working on a new graphics engine but has not shipped it or said what it will run on.
Can I run triple screens on one AMD card?
Yes, up to three through Eyefinity, all at the same resolution. iRacing does not recommend mixed screen sizes.
What is the best AMD card for iRacing?
For one screen, an RX 9070 class card is in iRacing's high end tier and is plenty. For triples at high settings or VR, aim there too, and spend the rest on the processor.