Can I Run Pillars of Eternity?
Obsidian Entertainment released Pillars of Eternity in 2015. It is a role playing game, published by Xbox Game Studios. The game supports a single player campaign. With more than 16 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. There are 48 achievements to chase. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. Critics scored it 89 on Metacritic. 7 languages are covered by the store listing. Cloud saves are enabled.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73 |
|---|---|
| GPU | ATI Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 14 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista 64-bit or newer |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1100T |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon HD 7700 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 14 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista 64-bit or newer |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a fantasy world. Play is structured around one continuous open world. It is played from an isometric view. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Pillars of Eternity has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. The publisher supplies 12 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Pillars of Eternity is demanding
At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Pillars of Eternity needs 64 bit Windows. The install is small at roughly 14 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Pillars of Eternity?
Pillars of Eternity targets a mainstream modern PC: ATI Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Radeon HD 7700 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Pillars of Eternity?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Pillars of Eternity?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73; GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows Vista 64-bit or newer.
How much storage does Pillars of Eternity need?
Pillars of Eternity needs about 14 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Pillars of Eternity?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Pillars of Eternity is the CPU.