On a AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Sea of Thieves runs at roughly 79 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 80FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) is a entry-level graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Sea of Thieves is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, it runs well at 1080p — about 79 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings. That already clears a smooth frame rate on High, so our tuning keeps the visuals as high as possible instead of chasing extra frames.
Across resolutions you can expect around 79 FPS at 1080p and 64 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 59 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 80 | 79 |
| 1440p | 48 | 64 |
| 4K | 27 | 59 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) averages around 79 FPS at 1080p in Sea of Thieves — up from about 80 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) averages roughly 64 FPS in Sea of Thieves — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Water Detail and Shadow Detail down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.
FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.