Can I Run The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
Bethesda Game Studios released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in 2025. It is a role playing game, published by Bethesda Softworks. It offers a single player campaign. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Steam lists support for 9 languages. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Only some of the game is mapped to a controller. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. With more than 58 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. There are 60 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 125 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 6800XT or NVIDIA RTX 2080 |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 125 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 (with updates) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a fantasy world, moving through one continuous open world. The view is from a first person view. 6 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs.
Why The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is demanding
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting AMD Radeon RX 6800XT or NVIDIA RTX 2080, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion scales hard with the hardware you give it. System memory is unusually high at 32 GB, so a 16 GB machine needs an upgrade even with a strong graphics card. Installation is large at roughly 125 GB, and an SSD is specified rather than suggested. DirectX 12 is named, so The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
Free up space before installing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: it needs roughly 125 GB of SSD storage. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti and 16 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: RAM
Large install. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion needs about 125 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 0.9x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.51x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.23x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'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 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K; GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043).
How much storage does The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion need?
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion needs about 125 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
The RTX 3060 runs The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is the RAM.