Can I Run The Last of Us Part I?
Released in 2023, The Last of Us Part I is an action adventure game built by Naughty Dog LLC. Publishing duties went to PlayStation Publishing LLC. It offers a single player campaign. Completionists have 29 achievements to work through. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. 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. Over 64 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. 25 languages are covered by the store listing. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer) |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (8 GB) |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer) |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a world after its collapse, moving through combat arenas. The view is from a third person view. The publisher supplies 22 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why The Last of Us Part I is demanding
The ask The Last of Us Part I makes is moderate. AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means The Last of Us Part I scales hard with the hardware you give it. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. It wants 8 GB of video memory, which rules out the 6 GB cards that are otherwise quick enough. The Last of Us Part I wants about 100 GB of disk space on an SSD, which is a real consideration on a smaller drive.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Last of Us Part I?
Free up space before installing The Last of Us Part I: it needs roughly 100 GB of SSD storage. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, AMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) and 16 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. The Last of Us Part I needs about 100 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.56x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.25x |
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 | Playable |
| 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 great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against The Last of Us Part I'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 Last of Us Part I?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Last of Us Part I?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K; GPU: AMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB); 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer).
How much storage does The Last of Us Part I need?
The Last of Us Part I needs about 100 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Last of Us Part I?
The RTX 3060 runs The Last of Us Part I comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Last of Us Part I?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Last of Us Part I is the GPU.