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Borderlands 3 — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: Gearbox Software · Publisher: 2K · Released: Mar 13, 2020 · Genres: Action, RPG
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — Borderlands 3
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) | Recommended (Steam) |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system |
| OS * | Windows 7/10 (latest service pack) | Windows 7/10 (latest service pack) |
| Processor | AMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770) |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB | AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 75 GB available space | 75 GB available space |
| Sound Card | DirectX Compatible | DirectX Compatible |
Hardware demand level
Moderate — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (RX 590). The demand level classifies the publisher's published requirements only; it is not a benchmark result and predicts no frame rate.
Benchmark status
Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for Borderlands 3.
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