Can I Run Awe of Despair?
Awe of Despair is a survival horror game which puts you in the shoes of a man who decides to ignore the stigma of the number 13. The goal of this game is to provide the player with a deeply immersive...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz or AMD FX-8350 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280X or better |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Can you run Awe of Despair?
Awe of Despair is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x, 8 GB RAM, about 11 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.83x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.59x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.71x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Awe of Despair's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Can my PC run Awe of Despair?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Awe of Despair?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 or better; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Awe of Despair need?
Awe of Despair needs about 11 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Awe of Despair?
The RTX 3060 runs Awe of Despair comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Awe of Despair?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Awe of Despair is the GPU.