Can I Run Down the River?
This is not a casual game. The controls are difficult, the physics are difficult and everything will try to drive you mad. You try to steer your kayak down the river towards the goal and you do th...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 6500 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon RX 480 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 6500 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon RX 480 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Can you run Down the River?
Older hardware holds up here: Down the River runs on modest graphics, with Radeon RX 480 enough to meet the minimum. Add 2 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
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 Down the River'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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The Last of Us Part IFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Down the River?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Down the River?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5 6500; GPU: Radeon RX 480; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.
How much storage does Down the River need?
Down the River needs about 1 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Down the River?
The RTX 3060 runs Down the River comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Down the River?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Down the River is the GPU.