Valheim System Requirements | Can I Run Valheim PC requirements

A brutal multiplayer exploration and survival game set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

Valheim System Requirements

26 Feb 2021 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7 or later
Processor: 2.6 GHz Quad Core or similar
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 1 GB available space

Official Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 7 or later
Processor: i5 3GHz or Ryzen 5 3GHz
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC System Analysis For Valheim Requirements

The best chance at playing Valheim at recommended sys specs on a 1920x1080 screen resolution will be if your PC has at least the GeForce GTX 1060/Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics card. The CPU required to meet recommended requirements is either an AMD Ryzen R5 1600 or Intel Core i5-8500 6-Core 3.0GHz processor. This type of gaming rig will deliver you around the 60 Frames per second. For your PC to completely meet the recommended requirements you will also need 16 GB system memory. To run Valheim even on low graphics settings your PC will require at least a 2GB GeForce GTX 950 2GB / Radeon HD 7970 with a Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz or Phenom II X4 910e CPU. This will return an average of 30 frames per second.

FPS System Benchmark

70 FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Valheim for PC? Valheim is terribly optimized

2.9

Where does Valheim rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG, Fantasy

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Valheim System Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz

Phenom II X4 910e

GeForce GTX 950 2GB

Radeon HD 7970

2 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

1 GB

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Recommended Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i5-8500 6-Core 3.0GHz

Ryzen R5 1600

GeForce GTX 1060

Radeon RX 580 8GB

6 GB

16 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

1 GB

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Average Frames Per Second

Low Setting

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Medium Setting

Premium Only FPS

High Setting

Premium Only FPS

Ultra Setting

Premium Only FPS

Valheim PC Release Date:

2 Feb 2021

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Valheim vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

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RAM

12GB

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