Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic created by Yacht Club Games. You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this valley with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and save his lost beloved. He wields a ShovelBlade; a multipurpose weapon whose techniques have now been lost to the ages. Always honest and helpful, Shovel Knight is a shining example of the code of Shovelry: Slash Mercilessly and Dig Tirelessly!

Shovel Knight System Requirements

5 Aug 2014 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

OS: Win Xp 32
Processor: Intel Celeron E1500 Dual-Core 2.2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+
Graphics: AMD Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS
System Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB Hard drive space
DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 3.06GHz / AMD Athlon II X2 270
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5550 512MB or NVIDIA GeForce GT 440
System Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB Hard drive space

PC System Analysis For Shovel Knight Requirements

Your PC will need a graphics card thats as powerful as a GeForce GT 440/Radeon HD 5550 512MB and it should be paired with either a Athlon II X2 270/Core 2 Duo E7600 3.06GHz CPU to match the Shovel Knight recommended system specs. This PC setup will deliver 60 Frames Per Second on High graphics settings on 1080p monitor resolution. 2 GB will also be needed to achieve the Shovel Knight rec specs and get 60FPS. You should also have 2 GB system memory for min specs. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 10 or Shovel Knight won’t run. We suggest a 10 year old PC to play smoothly.

FPS System Benchmark

200+ FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Shovel Knight for PC? Shovel Knight is excellently optimized

Where does Shovel Knight rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Platformer, Fantasy

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Shovel Knight 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

Celeron E1500 Dual-Core 2.2GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+

GeForce 8600 GS

Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop

2 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

200 MB

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GD Adjusted Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+

GeForce 9500 GT

Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop

2 GB

Win 7 64

DX 10

200 MB

FPS

Recommended Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core 2 Duo E7600 3.06GHz

Athlon II X2 270

GeForce GT 440

Radeon HD 5550 512MB

512 MB

2 GB

Win 7 64

DX 10

200 MB

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Average Frames Per Second

Low Setting

Premium Only FPS

Medium Setting

Premium Only FPS

High Setting

Premium Only FPS

Ultra Setting

Premium Only FPS

Shovel Knight PC Release Date:

26 Jun 2014

Shovel Knight vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core I7-5775R 4-Core 3.3GHz

495%

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

1340%

RAM

13GB

550%

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