Can I Run Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
Owlcat Games released Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader in 2023. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Steam lists support for 8 languages. Workshop content is supported, so the published requirements describe the unmodded game only. It carries 133 achievements. Over 32 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS. Cloud saves are enabled. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 / Intel HD Graphics 630 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB |
| OS | Win10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 570 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB |
| OS | Win10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a fantasy world. Play is structured around a board the player reads before committing. There are 8 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is demanding
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is undemanding on the graphics side. Its AMD Radeon RX 570 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader scales hard with the hardware you give it. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader expects 16 GB of system memory. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader takes about 40 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
Older hardware holds up here: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader runs on modest graphics, with AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 / Intel HD Graphics 630 enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 great |
| 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 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader'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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Can my PC run Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz; GPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 / Intel HD Graphics 630; 8 GB RAM; OS: Win10.
How much storage does Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader need?
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader needs about 40 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
The RTX 3060 runs Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is the GPU.