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Can you run Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel? PC requirements and settings

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, by 2K Australia, Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Linux) (Action, RPG), came out on Steam on October 16, 2014. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
Minimum cardNVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Recommended RAM2 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
Windows XP SP3
Processor
2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory
2048 MB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
DirectX
Version 9.0
Storage
13 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7/Win 8
Processor
2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory
2048 MB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
DirectX
Version 10
Storage
20 GB

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

Where to buy

Buy Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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On your PC

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

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Questions

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850. Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600. 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 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel need?

The publisher recommends 2 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel take?

The official page asks for 20 GB of storage.

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