Can I Run Quantum Break?
Quantum Break is an action game from Remedy Entertainment, released in 2016. Xbox Game Studios published it. The game supports a single player campaign. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. Steam lists support for 10 languages. With more than 22 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Cloud saves are enabled. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Completionists have 42 achievements to work through. Its Metacritic score stands at 66.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 68 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 - 64 bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 4690, 3.9GHz or AMD equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 68 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 - 64 bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through combat arenas. The publisher supplies 5 storefront screenshots of these environments. Play is presented from a third person view.
Why Quantum Break is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Quantum Break. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Quantum Break within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Quantum Break expects 16 GB of system memory. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Quantum Break at the floor and Quantum Break at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Disk footprint is light, near 68 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Quantum Break?
Older hardware holds up here: Quantum Break runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Quantum Break needs about 68 GB of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.18x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.23x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.54x |
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 Quantum Break'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 Quantum Break?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 - 64 bit.
How much storage does Quantum Break need?
Quantum Break needs about 68 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Quantum Break?
The RTX 3060 runs Quantum Break comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Quantum Break?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Quantum Break is the GPU.