Can My PC Run Fallout 76?

Game details

Developer

Bethesda Game Studios

Publisher

Bethesda Softworks

Released

14 April 2020

About Fallout 76

Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

Common questions about running Fallout 76

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What PC do I need for Fallout 76?

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

Graphics card

NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB /AMD R9 290X 4GB

Processor

Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz /AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz

Memory

8 GB RAM

Storage

96 GB

Operating system

Windows 8.1/10 (64-bit versions)

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

Can my laptop run Fallout 76?

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 970 4GB 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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