Fallout 4 PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Among the games we track, it is undemanding by current standards.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Disk
- 30 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent matches NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent matches NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent | Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent matches AMD FX-9590 |
| Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| Windows | Windows 7 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | Publisher didn't say | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD FX-9590-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 50 | 31 | 18 | Minimum |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 89 | 55 | 32 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 109 | 68 | 39 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 109 | 68 | 39 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 114 | 80 | 47 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 80 | 47 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 90 | 52 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 99 | 57 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 114 | 83 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 89 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 114 | 108 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
Answers about Fallout 4 on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Fallout 4?
The publisher's minimum is NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.
How much RAM does Fallout 4 need?
8 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Fallout 4 take?
30 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Fallout 4?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Fallout 4?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Fallout 4, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
