Can My PC Run Fortnite?

Game details

Developer

Epic Games

Publisher

Epic Games

Released

25 July 2017

Engine

Unreal Engine 5

About Fortnite

Fortnite offers both a Performance mode aimed at low-end machines and Unreal Engine 5 features including Nanite and Lumen. That spread means the published minimum and recommended tiers describe very different visual experiences.

Common questions about running Fortnite

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a UHD Graphics 630 (integrated) run Fortnite?
• Can a GeForce GTX 960 run Fortnite?
• Can a Radeon R9 280X run Fortnite?
• What else runs on 8 GB of RAM?
• Estimate Fortnite performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for Fortnite?

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

Graphics card

NVIDIA GTX 960 or AMD R9 280

Processor

Intel Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

Memory

16 GB RAM

Storage

30 GB

Operating system

Windows 10 64-bit

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

Can my laptop run Fortnite?

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 960 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.

Keep checking

• Can my PC run it? Check your specs
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• Minimum vs recommended requirements explained
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• What else runs on 8 GB of RAM?
• How to check your PC specs