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Can you run Left 4 Dead? PC requirements and settings

Left 4 Dead, by Valve (Action), came out on Steam on November 17, 2008. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardShader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
Minimum card128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better
Recommended RAM1 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

Processor
Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory
1 GB
Graphics
128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better
Storage
At least 7.5 GB of free space

Recommended

Processor
Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
Memory
1 GB
Graphics
Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better

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

Where to buy

Buy Left 4 Dead

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

On your PC

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

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Questions

Left 4 Dead at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Left 4 Dead at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better. Minimum: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better. 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 Left 4 Dead need?

The publisher recommends 1 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Left 4 Dead take?

The official page asks for At least 7.5 GB of free space of storage.

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