Can I Run Borderlands 2 VR?
Released in 2019, Borderlands 2 VR is an action role playing game built by Gearbox Software. Publishing duties went to 2K. The game supports a single player campaign. Steam lists support for 6 languages. Steam gates it behind an age check at 18. Being 7 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. There are 69 achievements to chase. With more than 1 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4590/AMD FX 8370 equivalent or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit: Windows® 10 (latest updates) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 480 equivalent or better |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit: Windows® 10 (latest updates) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Borderlands 2 VR is set in a science fiction setting. The publisher supplies 5 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Borderlands 2 VR is demanding
Borderlands 2 VR is undemanding on the graphics side. Its NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 480 equivalent target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Borderlands 2 VR. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Borderlands 2 VR at the floor and Borderlands 2 VR at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Borderlands 2 VR needs only 8 GB of RAM. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Disk footprint is light, near 12 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Borderlands 2 VR?
Borderlands 2 VR is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater, 8 GB RAM, about 5 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 | 1.93x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.09x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.48x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Borderlands 2 VR'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 Borderlands 2 VR?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Borderlands 2 VR?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4590/AMD FX 8370 equivalent or better; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater; 8 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit: Windows® 10 (latest updates).
How much storage does Borderlands 2 VR need?
Borderlands 2 VR needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Borderlands 2 VR?
The RTX 3060 runs Borderlands 2 VR comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Borderlands 2 VR?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Borderlands 2 VR is the GPU.