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Can I Run Penumbra: Black Plague?

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition contains both Penumbra: Black Plague and the puzzle expansion Penumbra: Requiem. Trapped in a shadowy, underground complex, intrepid explore...

Developer Frictional GamesRelease 2009
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPU1Ghz
GPURadeon 8500/GeForce 3 (GeForce4MX not supported)
RAM0.25 GB

Recommended requirements

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Can you run Penumbra: Black Plague?

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

Penumbra: Black Plague targets a mainstream modern PC: Radeon 8500/GeForce 3 (GeForce4MX not supported) and 0.25 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: CPU

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Can my PC run Penumbra: Black Plague?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Penumbra: Black Plague?

The minimum requirements are CPU: 1Ghz; GPU: Radeon 8500/GeForce 3 (GeForce4MX not supported); 0.25 GB RAM.

What is the bottleneck for Penumbra: Black Plague?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Penumbra: Black Plague is the CPU.