Can My PC Run Fallout 4?

Game details

Developer

Bethesda Game Studios

Publisher

Bethesda Softworks

Released

9 November 2015

About Fallout 4

From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

What PC do I need for Fallout 4?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent

Processor

Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent

Memory

8 GB RAM

Storage

30 GB

Operating system

Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Fallout 4?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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