Can I Run Circle?
Circle is an action adventure game from MachineGames, released in 2024. Bethesda Softworks published it. It offers a single player campaign. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Cloud saves are enabled. Its Metacritic score stands at 87. 14 languages are covered by the store listing. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. There are 55 achievements to chase. Its Steam review count passes 12 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.8 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB or Intel Arc A580 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 120 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-12700K @ 3.6 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 7 7700 @ 3.8 GHz or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti 12 GB or AMD Radeon RX 7700XT 12 GB |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 120 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Circle places its action in a historical setting, and the player works through self contained puzzle rooms. 11 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Circle is demanding
Circle asks a lot of the graphics card. It targets NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti, which our tables put above the RTX 3060, so Circle tends to define the machine you build rather than fit around one you own. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Circle at the floor and Circle at the recommended tier are not the same experience. System memory is unusually high at 32 GB, so a 16 GB machine needs an upgrade even with a strong graphics card. Budget around 120 GB of storage for Circle, and it must be an SSD.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Circle?
Circle is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti 12 GB or AMD Radeon RX 7700XT 12 GB-class graphics card, with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB or Intel Arc A580 the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: RAM
Borderline on RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. If you are buying today, plan a modest upgrade to system RAM to be comfortable, otherwise it is worth waiting for a better price or a stronger build.
Large install. Circle needs about 120 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.67x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.38x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.17x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Circle'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 Circle?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Circle?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.8 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or better; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB or Intel Arc A580; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.
How much storage does Circle need?
Circle needs about 120 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Circle?
The RTX 3060 can run Circle: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for Circle?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Circle is the RAM.