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Can I Run Fortnite?

Build, battle and create in the world's biggest battle royale. Drop in, squad up, and be the last one standing across an ever-evolving island.

Developer Epic GamesRelease 2020Genre Battle Royale
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPUCore i3-3225 3.3 GHz
GPUIntel HD 4000 on PC; AMD Radeon Vega 8
RAM8 GB
OSWindows 10, Version 22H2 (64-bit) or Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 21H2 (64-bit)

Recommended requirements

CPUCore i5-7300U 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 3300U, or equivalent
GPUNvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU
VRAM2 GB
RAM16 GB
OSWindows 10/11 64-bit

Verified from Epic Games · 20 Jul 2026 source

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Can you run Fortnite?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the graphics card is the tightest fit.

Fortnite is light on hardware. Its minimum, Intel HD 4000 on PC; AMD Radeon Vega 8, 8 GB RAM, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.

Bottleneck: GPU

Common GPUs

Graphics cardVerdict
GTX 1060 6 GBRuns great
GTX 1060 LaptopRuns great
GTX 1650 4 GBRuns great
GTX 1650 LaptopRuns great
RTX 2060 6 GBRuns great
RTX 2060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 3060 12 GBRuns great
RTX 3060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 4060 8 GBRuns great
RTX 4060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 3070 8 GBRuns great
RTX 3070 LaptopRuns great
RTX 4070 12 GBRuns great
RTX 4070 LaptopRuns great
RX 6600 8 GBRuns great

Each card is compared against Fortnite'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 Fortnite?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Fortnite?

The minimum requirements are CPU: Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz; GPU: Intel HD 4000 on PC; AMD Radeon Vega 8; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10, Version 22H2 (64-bit) or Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 21H2 (64-bit).

Can an RTX 3060 run Fortnite?

The RTX 3060 runs Fortnite comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.

What is the bottleneck for Fortnite?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Fortnite is the GPU.