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Can you run Fallout Shelter? PC requirements and settings

Fallout Shelter, by Bethesda Game Studios (RPG, Simulation), came out on Steam on March 29, 2017. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Minimum cardNVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1Ghz, Radeon HD 6970 1GHz
Recommended RAM2 GB

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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 7 64 bit
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @2.83GHZ
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1Ghz, Radeon HD 6970 1GHz
Storage
2 GB

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

On your PC

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Questions

Fallout Shelter at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Fallout Shelter at 1080p?

Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1Ghz, Radeon HD 6970 1GHz. 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 Fallout Shelter need?

The publisher recommends 2 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Fallout Shelter take?

The official page asks for 2 GB of storage.

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