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Can I Run Shadow of Valhalla?

Shadow of Valhalla is a visceral physics-based VR combat game set within an ancient realm of Viking lore and mystic powers. Discover magical runes and unlock spells while battling evil forces througho...

Developer Chicken WaffleRelease 2023
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPUIntel i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
GPUGTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM
VRAM6 GB
RAM12 GB
OSWindows 10

Recommended requirements

CPUIntel Core i7
GPUNVIDIA GTX 1070
RAM16 GB
OSWindows 10

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Can you run Shadow of Valhalla?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the graphics card is the tightest fit.

Older hardware holds up here: Shadow of Valhalla runs on modest graphics, with GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM enough to meet the minimum. Add 12 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.

Bottleneck: GPU

Projected by resolution

ResolutionProjectionHeadroom
1080pRuns well1.31x
1440pBelow the bar0.74x
4KBelow the bar0.33x

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 cardVerdict
GTX 1060 6 GBRuns well
GTX 1060 LaptopPlayable
GTX 1650 4 GBPlayable
GTX 1650 LaptopPlayable
RTX 2060 6 GBRuns great
RTX 2060 LaptopRuns well
RTX 3060 12 GBRuns great
RTX 3060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 4060 8 GBRuns great
RTX 4060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 3070 8 GBRuns great
RTX 3070 LaptopRuns great
RTX 4070 12 GBRuns great
RTX 4070 LaptopRuns great
RX 6600 8 GBRuns great

Each card is compared against Shadow of Valhalla'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 Shadow of Valhalla?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Shadow of Valhalla?

The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600; GPU: GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM; 12 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.

Can an RTX 3060 run Shadow of Valhalla?

The RTX 3060 runs Shadow of Valhalla comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.

What is the bottleneck for Shadow of Valhalla?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Shadow of Valhalla is the GPU.