Upgrading Your PC to Meet Borderlands 4's Demanding Specifications Might Push the Game's Price Above $80
Steam Users Mammerin' About Borderlands 4's Reckless Requirements
It's time to grab your wallets, folks, because Borderlands 4's PC specs are here, and they'll leave a decent chunk of you scratching your heads and cursing the heavens. With the game demanding more than half of Steam users don't even meet the minimum requirements, it's clear that Borderlands 4 ain't your grandma's cel-shaded shooter.
To run Borderlands 4 like a boss, you'll need a monstrous 16GB of RAM, 8GB of VRAM, 8 CPU cores, and a beefy GPU like Nvidia's RTX 2070 or AMD's Radeon RX 5700 XT. That's a tidy little setup for a game that doesn't exactly have a reputation for pushing the boundaries of visual fidelity.
Now, if you thought those specs were a mouthful, buckle up, because the recommended ones are even more jaw-dropping, with an RTX 3080 or AMD 6800 XT, 12GB of VRAM, and a whopping 32GB of RAM.
According to Windows Central, nearly 51% of Steam users polled in its May hardware survey pack a CPU with six cores or fewer. That means, unless you're tossing around some sizable cash for a CPU upgrade, you're likely out of luck if you want to get the minimum specs up and running. If you're in need of some GPU guidance, peep our list of top-notch CPUs for gaming.
Our pals over at PC Gamer aren't so sure that these specs are set in stone, though. They're convinced that smaller, multithreading CPUs might still cut it, such as a four-core CPU that can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
The gaming community is not exactly thrilled about these requirements. As Tom's Hardware reported, one unimpressed gamer wrote, "What the actual frack? There's no way a Borderlands game requires eight CPU cores. An RTX 3080 is three years old — isn't this just an insane hardware leap?"
And let's not forget the dreaded collectors' edition that's not actually a collector's edition and doesn't even come with a freakin' copy of the game. Shudder.
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- Enrichment Data:
- Unreal Engine 5 is the engine driving Borderlands 4's impressive visuals and technical demands.
- The game's large-scale, chaotic gameplay, with numerous enemies on screen at once, increases the technical needs.
- The high core counts and memory requirements are contributing to player concerns and potential accessibility issues for gamers with older or less powerful systems.
- Meanwhile, the highly anticipated Borderlands 4 is set to impress with its visuals driven by Unreal Engine 5, but its technical demands are causing concern among gamers.
- The game's large-scale, chaotic gameplay with numerous enemies on screen simultaneously increases its technical needs.
- To run Borderlands 4 smoothly, gamers need a monstrous 16GB of RAM, 8GB of VRAM, 8 CPU cores, and a beefy GPU like Nvidia's RTX 2070 or AMD's Radeon RX 5700 XT.
- If you're looking to upgrade your hardware for Borderlands 4, consider our list of top-notch CPUs for gaming.
- According to Windows Central, nearly 51% of Steam users pack a CPU with six cores or fewer, making it challenging for them to meet the minimum requirements.
- PC Gamer suggests that smaller, multithreading CPUs, such as a four-core CPU that can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously, might still cut it for Borderlands 4.
- The gaming community is not thrilled about these requirements, with some gamers expressing frustration over the game's high core counts and memory requirements.
- The industry is continuing to push the boundaries of hardware, with the latest releases like Borderlands 4 requiring data-and-cloud-computing technology for smoother gaming experiences.
