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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — 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: Bethesda Game Studios · Publisher: Bethesda Softworks · Released: Nov 10, 2011 · Genres: RPG
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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) |
|---|---|---|
| OS * | Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit) | — |
| Processor | Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor | Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU |
| Memory | 2GB System RAM | 4GB System RAM |
| Hard Disk Space | 6GB free HDD Space | — |
| Video Card | Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM | DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher) |
| Sound | DirectX compatible sound card | — |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (integrated graphics). 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 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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