My 280x is having a hard time with the surge 2, sekiro, and the outer world's on low to medium settings. I know it's not a new card, but I've never had a problem before. What could be causing this? Or is it just too outdated now?
Yes, it is too outdated for most recent games. It is somwehere between Nvidia's 1050Ti and 1060 3GB in terms of performance, and that is low-end for gaming today. Even much faster cards can struggle in some recent games, so...