Borderland's 4 minimum requirements leave many players behind

Running Borderlands 4 At PC comes an 8-core processor and a graphics card with at least 8 to 12 GB of video memory, according to the game's system requirements. However, given that less than half of Steam's user base uses an 8-core CPU, the steep requirements for Borderlands 4 will disclose any potential players if they do not upgrade.

As the next entry in Gearbox's Hit Looter-Shooter-Franchise, Borderlands 4 Will take arch hunters to a new planet called Kairos, which is governed by the tyrannical timer. As its predecessor, Borderlands 4 Supports both solo games and online co-op action, although the game is designed with up to four players in mind. Given Borderlands 4Emphasis on RPG elements compared to previous, some quality of life changes in the game's skill tree system will enable players to maximize points for a specific property or benefits for their vault hunters to use. While Borderlands 4 Will be launched on several platforms on September 12, the Switch 2 port comes to a later date.

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PC players who want to dive into Borderlands 4 Must make sure their game rigs are up to the task. As reported by PC Guide, the smallest specifications of Borderlands 4 Requires an 8-core CPU parade with a GPU that has at least 8 GB of video memory. While older CPUs such as Intel Core i7-9700 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X meet this requirement, the recommended specifications are steeper to fulfill. The CPU requirement jumps to an Intel Core i7-12700 or an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, while graphics cards such as Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT which has at least 12 GB of Vram will be needed to run Gearbox to get to worry. Given that about 50.42% of Steam users still have a CPU with six or fewer cores, this means that just over half of Valve's user base cannot run Borderlands 4 without making upgrades.

Borderlands 4 PC Spec requirements (June 18, 2025)

	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 10/11	Windows 10/11
Processor	Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 2700X	Intel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Memory	16 GB RAM	32 GB RAM
Graphics	Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT	Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Storage	100GB available space	100GB available space
Additional notes	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. Requires 8 CPU cores for processor. Requires 8GB Vram for graphics. SSD storage is required.	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. Requires 8+ CPU cores for processor. Requires 12+ GB Vram for graphics. SSD storage is required.

The steep requirements for driving Borderlands 4 The PC depends on the game's use of both Unreal Engine 5 and elements such as Ray Tracing, both of which are graphically demanding on any system. Borderlands 4 Also requires at least 32 GB of RAM and 100 GB available storage space on an SSD. By comparison Borderlands 3Recommended specifications include an AMD Ryzen 5,2600 CPU and an Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 GPU.

With emphasis on exploration and RPG elements, Borderlands 4 differs from their predecessors. It remains to be seen how optimized the PC version of Gearbox's upcoming title will be.