Can I Run Fallout 4 VR?
Fallout 4 VR is a role playing game from Bethesda Game Studios, released in 2017. Bethesda Softworks published it. The game supports a single player campaign. 10 languages are covered by the store listing. Its 9 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Its Metacritic score stands at 78. Completionists have 50 achievements to work through. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Its Steam review count passes 5 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD RX Vega 56 or better |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD RX Vega 64 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
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Setting and environment
Fallout 4 VR places its action in a world after its collapse, and the player works through one continuous open world. Play is presented from a first person view. 5 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Fallout 4 VR has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs.
Why Fallout 4 VR is demanding
The ask Fallout 4 VR makes is moderate. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD RX Vega 64 lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Fallout 4 VR at the floor and Fallout 4 VR at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. Disk footprint is light, near 30 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Fallout 4 VR?
Fallout 4 VR targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD RX Vega 56 or better and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD RX Vega 64 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 | 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 Fallout 4 VR'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Fallout 4 VR?
The minimum requirements are CPU: CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350 or better; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD RX Vega 56 or better; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Fallout 4 VR need?
Fallout 4 VR needs about 30 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Fallout 4 VR?
The RTX 3060 runs Fallout 4 VR comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Fallout 4 VR?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Fallout 4 VR is the GPU.