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Can I Run Portal?

Valve · 2007

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

GAMERSPECS ESTIMATEEstimated using the GamerSpecs performance model. Actual FPS may vary depending on drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.How is this calculated? →

Portal is a demanding action game from 2007. On a mid-range GPU like the RTX 4060 it averages around 91 FPS at 1080p, while budget cards manage roughly 41 FPS and high-end hardware pushes about 173 FPS. Plan on a dedicated graphics card and check the recommended specs below before buying.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

~36–46 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

~80–100 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

~155–190 FPS

Excellent

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Portal System Requirements

The official minimum and recommended PC specs for Portal, component by component.

Minimum

1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX 9 level Graphics Card, Windows 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

Portal — FAQ

Can I run Portal?+

On a mid-range GPU like an RTX 4060 you can expect around 91 FPS at 1080p in Portal. Budget GPUs get about 41 FPS and high-end GPUs around 173 FPS. Use the checker on this page to test your exact CPU, GPU, RAM and OS against the official requirements.

Can Portal run without a graphics card?+

No — Portal is too demanding for integrated graphics. You'll need a dedicated GPU.

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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.