Can I Run Handball 21?
Handball 21 is a simulation sports game from Eko Software, released in 2020. Nacon published it. The game supports a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. It carries 105 Steam reviews, a small sample, so first hand performance reports are thin. Steam lists support for 7 languages. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. Being 6 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Completionists have 20 achievements to work through. The game ships for Windows alone.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-750 or AMD Phenom II X4 965 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4570 or AMD FX-8350 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Play is built around systems the player balances from above. 5 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a third person view. What taxes the PC is the number of things being simulated, which means the requirements describe the start of a game, not the end of one.
Why Handball 21 is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Handball 21. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Handball 21 within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Handball 21 takes about 15 GB of disk space. Handball 21 needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Handball 21?
Handball 21 targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X 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 Handball 21'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 Handball 21?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-750 or AMD Phenom II X4 965; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7790; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Handball 21 need?
Handball 21 needs about 15 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Handball 21?
The RTX 3060 runs Handball 21 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Handball 21?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Handball 21 is the GPU.