Can I Run Fallout 4?
Released in 2015, Fallout 4 is a role playing game built by Bethesda Game Studios. Publishing duties went to Bethesda Softworks. The game supports a single player campaign. The game ships for Windows alone. Metacritic places it at 84. It carries 84 achievements. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. Over 288 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It is localised into 10 languages according to the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required) |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required) |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a world after its collapse. Play is structured around one continuous open world. The publisher supplies 21 storefront screenshots of these environments. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Fallout 4 can never assume the player will stop and let it load. It is played from a first person view.
Why Fallout 4 is demanding
The graphics requirement for Fallout 4 is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GTX 780 is enough, so Fallout 4 runs on machines never bought for gaming. Fallout 4 needs only 8 GB of RAM. At 3 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Fallout 4. Fallout 4 needs 64 bit Windows. The install is small at roughly 30 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Fallout 4?
Fallout 4 targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent 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 | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 Fallout 4'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 Fallout 4?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Fallout 4?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required).
How much storage does Fallout 4 need?
Fallout 4 needs about 30 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Fallout 4?
The RTX 3060 runs Fallout 4 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Fallout 4?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Fallout 4 is the GPU.