Can I Run Deus Ex?
Released in 2016, Deus Ex is an action role playing game built by Eidos Montreal. Publishing duties went to Eidos Interactive Corp.. The game supports a single player campaign. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. It is not Windows only, with macOS and Linux covered too. 8 languages are covered by the store listing. Its Steam review count passes 30 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Cloud saves are enabled. It carries 81 achievements. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Metacritic places it at 83. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows 7.1SP1 or above (64-bit Operating System Required) |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD FX 8350 Wraith |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 480 - 1920 x 1080 or NVIDIA GTX 970 - 1920 x 1080 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 55 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
Deus Ex places its action in a cyberpunk future, and the player works through spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. Play is presented from a first person view. 16 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Deus Ex is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Deus Ex. AMD Radeon RX 480 - 1920 x 1080 or NVIDIA GTX 970 - 1920 x 1080 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Deus Ex within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Deus Ex needs 64 bit Windows. At 2 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Deus Ex. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. The install is small at roughly 55 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Deus Ex?
Deus Ex targets a mainstream modern PC: AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to AMD Radeon RX 480 - 1920 x 1080 or NVIDIA GTX 970 - 1920 x 1080 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 | 1.98x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.11x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.49x |
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 Deus Ex'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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What are the minimum system requirements for Deus Ex?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent; GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7.1SP1 or above (64-bit Operating System Required).
How much storage does Deus Ex need?
Deus Ex needs about 45 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Deus Ex?
The RTX 3060 runs Deus Ex comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Deus Ex?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Deus Ex is the GPU.