Can I Run Elex?
Elex is an action adventure game from Piranha Bytes, released in 2022. THQ Nordic published it. It offers a single player campaign. Cloud saves are enabled. There are 50 achievements to chase. It is localised into 9 languages according to the store listing. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. The game ships for Windows alone. With more than 3 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon RX 5600 XT / Geforce GTX 1060 |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 90 GB |
| OS | Windows 10, 64 Bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 / Intel Core i5-9500F |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon RX 5700 XT / Geforce RTX 2060 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 90 GB |
| OS | Windows 10, 64 Bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a bleak fantasy world, moving through one continuous open world. It is played from a third person view. There are 6 official screenshots to judge the look from. That openness is what costs performance. Elex has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves.
Why Elex is demanding
Elex sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting Radeon RX 5700 XT / Geforce RTX 2060, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Elex needs 64 bit Windows. The install is small at roughly 90 GB. Elex expects 16 GB of system memory. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Elex scales hard with the hardware you give it.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Elex?
Elex targets a mainstream modern PC: Radeon RX 5600 XT / Geforce GTX 1060 and 12 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Radeon RX 5700 XT / Geforce RTX 2060 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Elex needs about 90 GB of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.21x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.68x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.3x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Elex'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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Can my PC run Elex?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Elex?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel Core i5-7400; GPU: Radeon RX 5600 XT / Geforce GTX 1060; 12 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10, 64 Bit.
How much storage does Elex need?
Elex needs about 90 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Elex?
The RTX 3060 runs Elex comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Elex?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Elex is the GPU.