What are the system requirements for Fortnite on PC?

Fortnite is designed to run well on a wide variety of PC hardware so that as many players as possible can board the Battle Bus and play. To play Fortnite at its best on PC, we recommend the following system specifications.

Recommended System Requirements

Video Card: Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU
Video Memory: 2 GB VRAM
Processor: Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 3300U, or equivalent
Memory: 16 GB RAM or higher
Hard Drive: NVMe Solid State Drive
OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit

Minimum System Requirements

Video Card: Intel HD 4000 on PC; AMD Radeon Vega 8
Processor: Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
OS: Windows 10 64-bit version 1703

Epic Quality Presets Specifications

Video Card: Nvidia RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, or equivalent GPU
Video Memory: 8 GB VRAM or higher
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700, AMD Ryzen 7 3700x or equivalent

Memory: 16 GB RAM or higher
Hard Drive: NVMe Solid State Drive
OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit

If you just meet the minimum system requirements, Fortnite will run on your machine, but probably not on the highest settings. Reducing the graphics settings in Fortnite and How do I disable background applications? will help.

How to verify your PC meets system requirements

  1. Click Start.
  2. Type System Information and press Enter.
  3. Go to the System Summary to view and review your operating system, type of processor, and amount of memory. Make sure these meet or exceed the requirements list above.
    Example:
    Fortnite requires a Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz and the system information file shows a Core i7-7600U 2.8GHz, which meets (and exceeds) the minimum system requirements.
    System summary
  4. Click the + sign next to Components to expand the list.
  5. Click Display to show your video card(s).
  6. Review your video card(s) to ensure the minimum requirements are met.
    Example:
    Fortnite requires an Intel HD 4000 and the file shows a Nvidia GeForce 940MX, which meets (and exceeds) the minimum system requirements.
    Check your video cards
  7. If you meet the requirements to run Fortnite but are having trouble use our troubleshooting articles here: How do I troubleshoot crashes, errors, and performance issues in Fortnite on PC?

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