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Can I Run The Talos Principle?

Croteam · 2014

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Can You Run The Talos Principle?

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

Your PC

You can run The Talos Principle — and then some

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

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870)AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970
CPUCore i5-13400Dual-core 2.0 GHzQuad-core 3.0 GHz
RAM16 GB2 GB4 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 The Talos Principle’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

36 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

80 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

153 FPS

Excellent

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The Talos Principle System Requirements

Minimum

OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended

OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 8 GB available space

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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