Can I Run Samurai Shodown NeoGeo?
DIGITAL ECLIPSE released Samurai Shodown NeoGeo in 2020. It is an action game, published by SNK CORPORATION. The game supports a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Being 6 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. It carries 29 achievements. With only 363 reviews on Steam, there is little community data on how it behaves across hardware. Steam lists support for 7 languages. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. The game ships for Windows alone. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 @ 2.5GHz or AMD equivalent. |
|---|---|
| GPU | ATI Radeon RX 560 2GB, Nvidia GeForce GTX 900 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit Required) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 @ 2.7GHz or AMD equivalent. |
|---|---|
| GPU | ATI Radeon R9 280 or greater, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Series or greater |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit required) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a historical setting, moving through one on one arenas. There are 27 official screenshots to judge the look from. It is played in two dimensions.
Why Samurai Shodown NeoGeo is demanding
The graphics requirement for Samurai Shodown NeoGeo is light. Hardware around ATI Radeon R9 280 or greater, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Series or greater is enough, so Samurai Shodown NeoGeo runs on machines never bought for gaming. Samurai Shodown NeoGeo expects 16 GB of system memory. Disk footprint is light, near 11 GB. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Samurai Shodown NeoGeo scales hard with the hardware you give it. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Samurai Shodown NeoGeo?
Samurai Shodown NeoGeo is light on hardware. Its minimum, ATI Radeon RX 560 2GB, Nvidia GeForce GTX 900, 8 GB RAM, about 11 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 3.27x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.84x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.82x |
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 Samurai Shodown NeoGeo'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 Samurai Shodown NeoGeo?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Samurai Shodown NeoGeo?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5 @ 2.5GHz or AMD equivalent.; GPU: ATI Radeon RX 560 2GB, Nvidia GeForce GTX 900; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit Required).
How much storage does Samurai Shodown NeoGeo need?
Samurai Shodown NeoGeo needs about 11 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Samurai Shodown NeoGeo?
The RTX 3060 runs Samurai Shodown NeoGeo comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Samurai Shodown NeoGeo?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Samurai Shodown NeoGeo is the GPU.