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Your PC will need this much firepower to run Borderlands 3

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A vast alien world. More guns than former president Jacob Zuma can make up a number for. Homicidal influencers running amok and using their fanbase to cause chaos. Sweet vault-hunting lust for life, it’s good to have a return ticket to Pandora and the worlds beyond! Borderlands 3 is tantalisingly close to release, and as per usual in this industry it’ll be rocking out on not one, not two but three primary platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and good ol’ PC.

While the established console base has the easiest of installs to activate, PC players will need to see if their rigs are worthy of Gearbox’s long in development threequel, as the developer has just officially revealed how many horses you’ll need to have under your hood to run the game. Also, all those horses should be named Butt Stallion. ALL OF THEM.

Here’s what you’ll need to get going at the barest minimum:

Minimum PC requirements

  • OS – Windows 7/8/10 (latest service pack)
  • Processor – AMD FX-8350 (Intel i5-3570)
  • Memory – 6GB RAM
  • Graphics card – AMD Radeon HD 7970 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB)
  • HDD – 75 GB

Here’s what you should have to run Borderlands 3 at a smoother level so that you can barge in on a console player’s session to tell them that PC is better and OMG Steam sales I’m just trying to help you guys save cash which you can use on graphics cards because Raymond tracing and stuffs:

Recommended PC requirements

  • OS – Windows 7/8/10 (latest service pack)
  • Processor – AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770)
  • Memory – 16GB RAM
  • Graphics card – AMD Radeon RX 590 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB)
  • HDD – 75 GB

And finally, here’s a look at all the delicious gobbledy-gook settings that you can play with once you’re up and running:

General

  • Graphics API: DirectX 11, DirectX 12
  • Display: (varies by setup)
  • Display Mode: Full Screen, Windowed Borderless, Windowed
  • Resolution: (varies by setup)
  • Vertical Sync: Off, On
  • Resolution Scale: 50% – 200% in 25% increments
  • Limit Frame Rate: Smooth 22-62 FPS, Capped 30 FPS, Capped 50 FPS, Capped 60 FPS, Capped 72 FPS, Capped 120 FPS, Unlimited, Custom
  • Custom FPS Limit: default 90, minimum 15, maximum 300
  • Calibrate Display: Brightness and HDR
  • Calibrate Safe Area: Adjust the boundary of the UI
  • Field of View: default 90, minimum 70, maximum 110
  • Vehicle Field of View: default 90, minimum 70, maximum 110
  • HUD Scale: default 1, minimum 0.6, maximum 1.3

Advanced

  • Display Stats: Off, FPS, All (FPS, CPU, GPU)
  • Anti Aliasing: None, FXAA, Temporal
  • FidelityFX Sharpening: Off, On
  • Camera Motion Blur: Off, OnObject Motion Blur: Off, On

General

  • Graphics Quality: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Texture Streaming: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Anisotropic Filtering: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x
  • Material Quality: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Shadows: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Draw Distance: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Environment Texture Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Environment Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Terrain Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Foliage Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Character Texture Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Character Detail: Low, Medium, High, UltraAmbient Occlusion: Low, Medium, High, UltraVolumetric Fog: Off, Medium, High, Ultra
  • Screen Space Reflections: Off, Medium, High, Ultra

Not too shabby! Borderlands games have usually been able to run on anything, even a potato hooked to a car battery if you’re desperate. I should know, I’ve been jamming the Pre-Sequel on a laptop that’s currently older than Methuselah. It’ll finally be out on September 13.

Last Updated: August 28, 2019

34 Comments

  1. #notmyproblem

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  2. Frik van der Hewerskink

    August 28, 2019 at 08:40

    Damn when you see your exact CPU model in the minimum requirements, you might want to consider upgrading 🙁

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  3. Yahtzee

    August 28, 2019 at 08:40

    Thats not a lot though. With those specs needed for PC the Xbox One X should be able to hit 8K 120fps without breaking a sweat.

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    • Dresden

      August 28, 2019 at 08:40

    • Pariah

      August 28, 2019 at 08:47

      What’s not mentioned in the article is that min is for 1080p, and recommended is for “smooth 1440p”. Those aren’t the 4K requirements.

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      • Magoo マグ

        August 28, 2019 at 08:47

        I thought it was 720p low for min and 1080p high for rec. :S

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        • Yahtzee

          August 28, 2019 at 08:47

          What year is it!?!

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          • Magoo マグ

            August 28, 2019 at 09:12

            Hey the last AAA game I paid a ridiculous amount of money for ($60) was Far Cry 5. And before that, I don’t even remember.

          • Pariah

            August 28, 2019 at 08:56

            Yeah, and you can’t even post the image because it’s been deleted from the archives already. 😛

          • Yahtzee

            August 28, 2019 at 08:56

            A 4770 in recommended aint so bad. That CPU is like 6 years old

          • Pariah

            August 28, 2019 at 08:56

            Yeah I’m rocking a 3770 but have all the other recommended specs. My machine is 7 years old, plus the graphics card update 2 years ago. So really low requirements, considering.

        • Pariah

          August 28, 2019 at 08:47

  4. Magoo マグ

    August 28, 2019 at 08:47

    Recommended requirements, check. An RX580 8gb should be more than adequate using dx12.

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  5. HairyEwok

    August 28, 2019 at 09:19

    Ehhh, in one years time there’ll be newer cards that will be at marginally the same price with better performance to run this game even better.

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  6. Son of Banana Jim

    August 28, 2019 at 09:52

    Oooh! Minimum settings 😀

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  7. Geoffrey Tim

    August 28, 2019 at 08:08

    You’ll also need to use the Epic Game Store.

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    • Pariah

      August 28, 2019 at 08:47

      Honestly, if I could afford it I’d just buy it now and play it. Epic store is whatever.

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      • Dresden

        August 28, 2019 at 08:56

        My biggest gripe as well. Can’t justify paying R900+ for a new game right now.

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        • Pariah

          August 28, 2019 at 08:56

          I have trouble justifying R300 for a game right now lol. XD

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          • Admiral Chief Umbra

            August 28, 2019 at 10:39

            Indeed, R135 is my love currently (MYZ expansion)

        • Son of Banana Jim

          August 28, 2019 at 09:59

          Yeah, and we’re going into the crazy season of releases, so sadly a few of these games will have to wait till next year – during a mad PSN or Steam sale. Also, R900+ a game is a little ridiculous now.

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    • Son of Banana Jim

      August 28, 2019 at 09:52

      This comment has pillaged a village and murdered all the locals! +10 000 critical hit damage!

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    • Yahtzee

      August 28, 2019 at 08:40

      Well Spiderman fans now get to use Sony for Spiderman movies.

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  8. Dresden

    August 28, 2019 at 08:08

    Great. I should be able to upgrade my PC appropriately by next year April to play this.

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  9. Admiral Chief Umbra

    August 28, 2019 at 08:22

  10. nykfist

    August 28, 2019 at 12:58

    Not giving in to that EpicFail Store. So it’s a PS4 purchase for me, and then on Steam early next year.
    Done.

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  11. G8crasha

    August 28, 2019 at 09:32

    I’m sorted, but I don’t intend to play it on release. I’m not as excited for 3 as I was for the previous titles. It will be at least a year before I commit! Sorry Borderlands!!!

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    • Yahtzee

      August 28, 2019 at 09:38

      Nah. Buying old games at release price a year later is not one of my favorite things to do. Moved the Borderlands 3 budget to Cyberpunk.

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    • Yahtzee

      August 28, 2019 at 09:38

      Nah. Buying old games at release price a year later is not one of my favorite things to do. Moved the Borderlands 3 budget to Cyberpunk.

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