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Can I Run Banished?

Shining Rock Software LLC · 2014

In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

Can You Run Banished?

Pick your CPU, GPU, RAM and OS — we check each one against Banished’s official minimum and recommended requirements.

Your PC

You can run Banished — and then some

Your PC meets the recommended requirements. Expect a great experience.

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2)512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card
CPUCore i5-134002 GHz Intel Dual Core processorIntel Core i5 processor (or greater)
RAM16 GB
OSWindows 11

Verdict compares your components against the game’s published requirements using our GPU/CPU benchmark database. Estimates — real performance varies with drivers, settings and cooling.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on Banished’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

41 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

91 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

174 FPS

Excellent

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Banished System Requirements

Minimum

OS *: Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Any

Recommended

OS *: Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core i5 processor (or greater) Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Any

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.