Can I Run Breakpoint?
Released in 2023, Breakpoint is an action adventure game built by Ubisoft Paris. Publishing duties went to Ubisoft. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Completionists have 50 achievements to work through. It is localised into 16 languages according to the store listing. With more than 40 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @3.1 GHz, Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.2 GHz, or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon R9 280X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better) |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 67 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.2 GHz, Intel Core i7 6700K @4.0 GHz, or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 480 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better) |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 67 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a military setting. Play is structured around one continuous open world. That openness is what costs performance. Breakpoint has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves. 11 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a third person view.
Why Breakpoint is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Breakpoint. AMD Radeon RX 480 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 ( scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Breakpoint within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Breakpoint scales hard with the hardware you give it. The install is small at roughly 67 GB. Breakpoint needs 64 bit Windows. At 6 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Breakpoint. Breakpoint needs only 8 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Breakpoint?
Older hardware holds up here: Breakpoint runs on modest graphics, with AMD Radeon R9 280X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better) enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Breakpoint needs about 67 GB of HDD of free storage.
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| 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 Breakpoint'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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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Breakpoint?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Breakpoint?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @3.1 GHz, Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.2 GHz, or better; GPU: AMD Radeon R9 280X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
How much storage does Breakpoint need?
Breakpoint needs about 67 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Breakpoint?
The RTX 3060 runs Breakpoint comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Breakpoint?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Breakpoint is the GPU.