Can I Run Bulletstorm?
Bulletstorm is an action adventure game from People Can Fly, released in 2017. Gearbox Publishing published it. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Metacritic places it at 76. There are 60 achievements to chase. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. With more than 7 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Its 9 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. 9 languages are covered by the store listing. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. The game ships for Windows alone.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD A8-3850 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon HD 6850 |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/8.1/10 x64 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-760 / AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 750 Ti / Radeon HD 7770 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/8.1/10 x64 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through combat arenas. 6 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Bulletstorm is demanding
Bulletstorm is undemanding on the graphics side. Its GeForce GTX 750 Ti / Radeon HD 7770 target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Bulletstorm. Disk footprint is light, near 15 GB. Bulletstorm 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 Bulletstorm?
Bulletstorm targets a mainstream modern PC: Radeon HD 6850 and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 750 Ti / Radeon HD 7770 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 5.31x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 2.99x |
| 4K | Runs well | 1.33x |
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 Bulletstorm'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 Bulletstorm?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Bulletstorm?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD A8-3850; GPU: Radeon HD 6850; 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 x64.
How much storage does Bulletstorm need?
Bulletstorm needs about 15 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Bulletstorm?
The RTX 3060 runs Bulletstorm comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Bulletstorm?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Bulletstorm is the GPU.