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Can I Run Portal Knights?

Keen Games GmbH · 2017

Our verdict

Runs well on any recent graphics card

A budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 65 FPS at 1080p.

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Estimated FPS at 1080p

GAMERSPECS ESTIMATE

On a mid-range RTX 4060 or RX 7600, Portal Knights averages about 168 FPS at 1080p; a budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 65 FPS, and a high-end RTX 4080 or RX 7900 XTX averages 300+ FPS.

The publisher states no target settings for Portal Knights, so figures assume High, the usual target of a recommended spec.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

~60–70 FPS

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

Playable

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

~150–185 FPS

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

Excellent

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

300+ FPS

Graphics card's limit

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

Excellent

300+ FPS: This is the graphics card's limit. The game's own frame cap or your CPU will often set the real number.

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What limits performance in Portal Knights

The graphics card, but only on older or budget hardware: any recent card holds 60 FPS at 1080p.

Graphics card (GPU)

Not a limit on most PCs

Even a budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 65 FPS at 1080p.

Processor (CPU)

No measured limit

Portal Knights recommends a Core i5-8400 or equivalent; a Ryzen 5 3600 or anything faster clears that. We have no measured processor limit for Portal Knights, so the frame rates on this page assume your processor isn't holding the graphics card back.

Video memory (VRAM)

1 GB min · 4 GB rec

The minimum spec lists 1 GB of video memory and the recommended spec 4 GB. On a card with less, lower texture quality first: running out of video memory shows up as stutter or blurry textures, not as a lower average.

Settings to lower first in Portal Knights

  1. 1Nothing, on a dedicated graphics card: even a budget card holds 60 FPS at 1080p.
  2. 2On integrated graphics, lower the resolution or render scale first. Intel Iris Xe averages about 30 FPS at 1080p.
  3. 3Texture quality only if your card has less than 4 GB of video memory. With enough memory, textures cost little frame rate, so keep them high.

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ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 470 (1Gb VRAM) / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 (1Gb VRAM)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB
CPUCore i5-13400AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHzIntel Core i5-8400, 4.0 GHz
RAM16 GB4 GB12 GB
OSWindows 1164bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 1064bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

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Portal Knights System Requirements

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

ComponentMinimumRecommended
OS64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 1064bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorAMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHzIntel Core i5-8400, 4.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce GTX 470 (1Gb VRAM) / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 (1Gb VRAM)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB
DirectXVersion 11Version 11
Storage8 GB available space8 GB available space
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Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 470 (1Gb VRAM) / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 (1Gb VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: On Board

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-8400, 4.0 GHz Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: On Board

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Portal Knights — FAQ

Can I run Portal Knights?+

Runs well on any recent graphics card. A budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 65 FPS at 1080p. Use the checker on this page to test your exact CPU, GPU, RAM and OS against the official requirements.

What are the minimum system requirements for Portal Knights?+

Portal Knights needs at least a AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz processor, a NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 470 (1Gb VRAM) / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 (1Gb VRAM) graphics card, 4 GB of RAM, 8 GB available space of storage, running 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10.

Can Portal Knights run without a graphics card?+

Yes. Even Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics averages about 30 FPS at 1080p, and AMD's Radeon 780M averages about 48 FPS.

How much RAM does Portal Knights need?+

Portal Knights officially requires a minimum of 4 GB of RAM, with 12 GB recommended for smooth performance. 16GB is a comfortable amount for modern gaming overall.

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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.