Can I Run The Talos Principle?
Released in 2023, The Talos Principle is an action adventure game built by Croteam. Publishing duties went to Devolver Digital. It offers a single player campaign. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Steam lists support for 12 languages. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. It carries 87 achievements. With more than 12 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Critics scored it 88 on Metacritic.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5) |
|---|---|
| GPU | 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580 |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB SSD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer) |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 6 or 8 core CPU @ 3.0 GHz (AMD Ryzen 7, Intel core i5/i7) |
|---|---|
| GPU | 8+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 6800, GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Arc B580 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB SSD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer) |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
The Talos Principle places its action in a science fiction setting, and the player works through self contained puzzle rooms. 15 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a first person view.
Why The Talos Principle is demanding
The Talos Principle is a heavy title. Its 8+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 6800, GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Arc B580 target scores above the RTX 3060 we measure against, so anything meaningfully slower is making compromises rather than running The Talos Principle properly. The Talos Principle expects 16 GB of system memory. DirectX 12 is named, so The Talos Principle expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. At only 4 GB of VRAM, memory capacity is not what limits The Talos Principle. The chip itself is. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means The Talos Principle scales hard with the hardware you give it. The Talos Principle takes about 75 GB of disk space, SSD specified.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Talos Principle?
The Talos Principle is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a 8+ GB VRAM; Radeon RX 6800, GeForce RTX 3070, Intel Arc B580-class graphics card, with 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580 the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. The Talos Principle needs about 75 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.77x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.43x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.19x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against The Talos Principle'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Talos Principle?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 4 core CPU @ 2.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel core i3/i5); GPU: 4 GB VRAM; Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970, Intel Arc A580; 8 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or newer).
How much storage does The Talos Principle need?
The Talos Principle needs about 75 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Talos Principle?
The RTX 3060 runs The Talos Principle well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for The Talos Principle?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Talos Principle is the GPU.