Can I Run Palworld?
Pocketpair released Palworld in 2024. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Workshop content is supported, so the published requirements describe the unmodded game only. Over 388 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. The game ships for Windows alone. It carries 75 achievements. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Steam lists support for 17 languages.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | i5-3570K 3.4 GHz 4 Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB) |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 or later (64-Bit) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8 Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce RTX 2070 |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 or later (64-Bit) |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Palworld places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through one continuous open world. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Palworld can never assume the player will stop and let it load. There are 17 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Palworld is demanding
Palworld sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting GeForce RTX 2070, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. The install is small at roughly 40 GB, on an SSD. Its stated video memory figure is modest at 2 GB, so on Palworld the speed of the graphics chip binds before its memory does. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Palworld scales hard with the hardware you give it. Palworld needs 64 bit Windows. At 32 GB, the RAM requirement is the one most likely to catch an otherwise capable PC out.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Palworld?
Palworld is memory-hungry: it wants 16 GB of system RAM, above the 8 GB many machines still ship with. Graphically it is undemanding, GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB) clears the minimum, so more RAM, not a new GPU, is the upgrade most players need.
Bottleneck: RAM
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.03x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.58x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.26x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Palworld'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 Palworld?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Palworld?
The minimum requirements are CPU: i5-3570K 3.4 GHz 4 Core; GPU: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB); 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 or later (64-Bit).
How much storage does Palworld need?
Palworld needs about 40 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Palworld?
The RTX 3060 runs Palworld comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Palworld?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Palworld is the RAM.