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Can you run Banished? PC requirements and settings

Banished, by Shining Rock Software LLC (Indie, Simulation, Strategy), came out on Steam on February 18, 2014. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended card512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card
Minimum card512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2)
Recommended RAM0.5 GB

Estimate per graphics card

No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor
Memory
512 MB RAM
Graphics
512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2)
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Storage
250 MB

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
Intel Core i5 processor (or greater)
Memory
512 MB RAM
Graphics
512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
250 MB

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

Buy Banished

The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.

Steam (official store)

On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

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Questions

Banished at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Banished at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: 512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card. Minimum: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2). The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Banished need?

The publisher recommends 0.5 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Banished take?

The official page asks for 250 MB of storage.

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