Bethesda announced Fallout 76 on May 30th. The post-apocalyptic RPG is set in Washington DC 200 years after the events of Fallout 3. Fallout 76 has online co-op and PvP survival elements and will support Games as a Service through regular content updates.

Fallout 76 System Requirements

25 Oct 2018 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

Fallout 76 (minimum):
Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 285 2GB or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 60 GB of free disk space

Official Recommended Requirements

Fallout 76 (Recommended):
Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 4GB / AMD R9 290X 4GB
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 60 GB of free disk space

PC System Analysis For Fallout 76 Requirements

Fallout 76 requires a Radeon R9 290X graphics card with a Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz or Ryzen R5 1500X processor to reach the recommended specs, achieving high graphics setting on 1080p. 8 GB will also be needed to achieve the Fallout 76 rec specs and get 60FPS. Fallout 76 needs a graphics card thats at least as powerful as a GeForce GTX 780/Radeon R9 285 2GB paired with Ryzen R3 1300X/Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz CPU to match the min specs. This PC setup will deliver 25-35 Frame Per Second at Low graphics setting on 720p resolution. Minimum RAM requirements are 8 GB system memory. We suggest a 7 year old PC to play smoothly.

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2.6

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Fallout 76 PC Release Date:

14 Nov 2018

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