Can I Run Horizon Beyond?
What is Horizon Beyond?Horizon Beyond is a VR game where you explore the world on a wooden ship which you can control freely. In this unique world, life is scattered on the remaining fragments above t...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 970 or equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 Skylake or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1060 or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Can you run Horizon Beyond?
Older hardware holds up here: Horizon Beyond runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GTX 970 or equivalent enough to meet the minimum. Add 4 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.7x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 0.96x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.43x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Horizon Beyond'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 Horizon Beyond?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Horizon Beyond?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge or equivalent; GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 or equivalent; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Horizon Beyond need?
Horizon Beyond needs about 1 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Horizon Beyond?
The RTX 3060 runs Horizon Beyond comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Horizon Beyond?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Horizon Beyond is the GPU.