Hollow Knight PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050. Among the games we track, it is undemanding by current standards.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- RAM
- 4–8 GB
- Disk
- 9 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 | GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti | GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB) matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300 matches AMD FX-4300 | Intel Core i5-3470 matches Intel Core i5-4430 |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 9 GB | 9 GB |
| Windows | Windows 10 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 10 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a Intel Core i5-4430-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 96 | 60 | 35 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 114 | 106 | 62 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 114 | 114 | 75 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 114 | 114 | 75 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 114 | 114 | 89 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 114 | 89 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 114 | 100 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 114 | 110 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
Answers about Hollow Knight on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Hollow Knight?
The publisher's minimum is GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB). The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti.
How much RAM does Hollow Knight need?
4 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Hollow Knight take?
9 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Hollow Knight?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Hollow Knight?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Hollow Knight, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
