Borderlands 3 PC Requirements Announced, Graphics Options Detailed

Gearbox Software’s looter shooter series has always been fairly accommodating when it comes to specifications. Thankfully, Borderlands 3 continues that trend. Along with minimum and recommended specifications, the developer also outlined the various graphics options that could be enabled.

Minimum specifications include an Intel i5-3570, 6 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 with 2 GB. Recommended specifications include an Intel i7-4770, 16 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB. The former is to run the game at 1080p resolution, while the latter is for 1440p resolution gaming.

Whatever your hardware set-up may be though, a whopping 75 GB of hard drive space will be needed for the game. In terms of graphics options, it’s possible to have an uncapped frame rate or a custom FPS limit of 300. FOV sliders are included, along with HDR support. Check out the full settings and options below.

Borderlands 3 is out on September 13th for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. The PC version is exclusive to the Epic Games Store until April 2020.

Minimum specs:

• OS – Windows 7/8/10 (latest service pack)
• Processor – AMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570
• Memory – 6GB RAM
• Graphics card – AMD Radeon HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB
• HDD – 75 GB

Recommended Specs

• OS – Windows 7/8/10 (latest service pack)
• Processor – AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel i7-4770
• Memory – 16GB RAM
• Graphics card – AMD Radeon RX 590 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
• HDD – 75 GB

Graphics Options:

Basic

• Graphics API: DirectX 11, DirectX 12
• Display: (varies by setup)
• Display Mode: Full Screen, Windowed Borderless, Windowed
• Resolution: (varies by setup)
• Vertical Sync: Off, On
• Resolution Scale: 50% – 200% in 25% increments
• Limit Frame Rate: Smooth 22-62 FPS, Capped 30 FPS, Capped 50 FPS,
• Capped 60 FPS, Capped 72 FPS, Capped 120 FPS, Unlimited, Custom
• Custom FPS Limit: default 90, minimum 15, maximum 300
• Calibrate Display: Brightness and HDR
• Calibrate Safe Area: Adjust the boundary of the UI
• Field of View: default 90, minimum 70, maximum 110
• Vehicle Field of View: default 90, minimum 70, maximum 110
• HUD Scale: default 1, minimum 0.6, maximum 1.3

Advanced

Preferences

• Display Stats: Off, FPS, All (FPS, CPU, GPU)
• Anti Aliasing: None, FXAA, Temporal
• FidelityFX Sharpening: Off, On
• Camera Motion Blur: Off, On
• Object Motion Blur: Off, On

General

• Graphics Quality: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Texture Streaming: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Anisotropic Filtering: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x
• Material Quality: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Shadows: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Draw Distance: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Environment Texture Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Environment Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Terrain Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Foliage Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Character Texture Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Character Detail: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Ambient Occlusion: Low, Medium, High, Ultra
• Volumetric Fog: Off, Medium, High, Ultra
• Screen Space Reflections: Off, Medium, High, Ultra