Can I Run Wasteland 3?
Wasteland 3 is a role playing strategy game from inXile Entertainment, released in 2020. inXile Entertainment both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. There are 86 achievements to chase. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Steam lists support for 8 languages. Over 17 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. Critics scored it 85 on Metacritic.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 760 or AMD Equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3770 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), or AMD RX 480 (8GB) |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a world after its collapse, moving through one continuous open world. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Wasteland 3 has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. There are 8 official screenshots to judge the look from. It is played from an isometric view.
Why Wasteland 3 is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Wasteland 3. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 ( scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Wasteland 3 within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. At 6 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Wasteland 3. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Wasteland 3 at the floor and Wasteland 3 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Wasteland 3 needs only 8 GB of RAM. Wasteland 3 takes about 45 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Wasteland 3?
Wasteland 3 leans on the processor more than the graphics card, its minimum CPU, a Intel Core i5-3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent, is what most builds trip over. A strong multi-core CPU paired with a mid-range card is the right shape here, the minimum GPU is a Nvidia GTX 760 or AMD Equivalent, not a top-end GPU.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.93x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.09x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.48x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| 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 Wasteland 3'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 Wasteland 3?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Equivalent; GPU: Nvidia GTX 760 or AMD Equivalent; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.
How much storage does Wasteland 3 need?
Wasteland 3 needs about 45 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Wasteland 3?
The RTX 3060 runs Wasteland 3 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Wasteland 3?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Wasteland 3 is the GPU.