Can I Run Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice?
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action adventure game from FromSoftware, Inc., released in 2019. Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia) published it. It offers a single player campaign. Steam lists support for 13 languages. There are 34 achievements to chase. Critics scored it 88 on Metacritic. Its 7 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Cloud saves are enabled. Over 257 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 570 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a bleak fantasy world. Play is structured around interlocking areas that reward learning the route. 5 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a third person view.
Why Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 570 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Disk footprint is light, near 25 GB. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice needs 64 bit Windows. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice scales hard with the hardware you give it. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice needs only 8 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice?
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | AMD Radeon HD 7950, 4 GB RAM, about 25 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 | 2.07x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.17x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.52x |
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 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 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice'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 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-6300; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | AMD Radeon HD 7950; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice need?
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice needs about 25 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice?
The RTX 3060 runs Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the GPU.