Wallpaper Engine PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a Intel HD Graphics 4000-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. Among the games we track, it is undemanding by current standards.
- Minimum GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- RAM
- 1–2 GB
- Disk
- 1 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 | HD Graphics 4000 or above matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD HD7870, 2 GB VRAM or above matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 |
| Processor | 1.66 GHz Intel i5 or equivalent | 2.0 GHz Intel i7 or equivalent |
| Memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Video memory | 0 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Windows | Windows 11 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a Intel Core i7-10700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 113 | 70 | 41 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 201 | 125 | 72 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 246 | 153 | 89 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 246 | 153 | 89 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 291 | 180 | 105 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 291 | 180 | 105 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 300+ | 202 | 117 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 300+ | 223 | 129 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 188 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 300+ | 300+ | 200 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 242 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 300+ | 300+ | 285 | Recommended |
Answers about Wallpaper Engine on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Wallpaper Engine?
The publisher's minimum is HD Graphics 4000 or above. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel HD Graphics 4000.
How much RAM does Wallpaper Engine need?
1 GB at minimum, 2 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Wallpaper Engine take?
1 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Wallpaper Engine?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Wallpaper Engine?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Wallpaper Engine, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
