Can I Run Rise of the Tomb Raider?
Crystal Dynamics released Rise of the Tomb Raider in 2016. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign. Critics scored it 86 on Metacritic. 14 languages are covered by the store listing. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Its Steam review count passes 125 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. It carries 143 achievements. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3770K |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64 bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Rise of the Tomb Raider structures its play around one continuous open world. That openness is what costs performance. Rise of the Tomb Raider has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves. 8 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a third person view.
Why Rise of the Tomb Raider is demanding
The graphics requirement for Rise of the Tomb Raider is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 is enough, so Rise of the Tomb Raider runs on machines never bought for gaming. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB. Rise of the Tomb Raider needs only 2 GB of video memory. The install is small at roughly 25 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Rise of the Tomb Raider?
Rise of the Tomb Raider targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.98x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.11x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.49x |
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 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 Rise of the Tomb Raider'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
Can my PC run Rise of the Tomb Raider?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Rise of the Tomb Raider?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB; 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 64bit.
How much storage does Rise of the Tomb Raider need?
Rise of the Tomb Raider needs about 25 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Rise of the Tomb Raider?
The RTX 3060 runs Rise of the Tomb Raider comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Rise of the Tomb Raider?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Rise of the Tomb Raider is the GPU.