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Life is Strange: Before the Storm, by Deck Nine, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) (Action, Adventure), came out on Steam on August 31, 2017. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Estimate per graphics card
For each card: the highest settings level that stays smooth, and the expected frame-rate range. This is a conservative estimate worked out from the publisher's recommended specs, not a measurement: your processor, drivers and game updates move it.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | Highover 236 fps |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High205–282 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High169–232 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High169–232 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 296 fps | High161–222 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 272 fps | High148–203 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 267 fps | High145–200 fps |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 222 fps | High121–166 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | High212–292 fps | High115–159 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | High212–292 fps | High115–159 fps |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | High202–278 fps | High110–151 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | High197–271 fps | High107–147 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 12 GB | Highover 280 fps | High182–250 fps | High99–136 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB | Highover 272 fps | High177–243 fps | High96–132 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 8 GB | Highover 264 fps | High171–236 fps | High93–128 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | Highover 232 fps | High151–207 fps | High82–113 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 8 GB | High216–297 fps | High140–193 fps | High76–105 fps |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB | High175–241 fps | High113–156 fps | High62–85 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB | High150–206 fps | High97–134 fps | Medium69–95 fps |
| Radeon RX 580 8 GB | High116–159 fps | High75–103 fps | Low71–98 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | High107–147 fps | High69–95 fps | Low66–91 fps |
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably when the game offers them.
Best settings
The setting ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick to play at 60 frames per second: the best-looking detail level that stays smooth, with upscaling when it lets you go one step up (DLSS on GeForce RTX, XeSS on Intel Arc, FSR on other cards). If Life is Strange: Before the Storm doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 272 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | Highover 300 fps | Highover 296 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | Highover 300 fps | High212–292 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | Highover 300 fps | High212–292 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | Highover 280 fps | High182–250 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | Highover 272 fps | High177–243 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | Highover 264 fps | High171–236 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | Highover 232 fps | High151–207 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High216–297 fps | High140–193 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High150–206 fps | High97–134 fps |
At these levels, ORION keeps textures on high from 8 GB of video memory (they cost memory, hardly any frames), sets the frame cap on the target for steady pacing, turns off motion blur and film grain, and leaves vertical sync off. This is a conservative estimate, not a measurement: in ORION, the first measured session corrects the setting.
Official specs
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
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Questions
The publisher recommends: AMD Radeon RX 460 or NVIDIA Geforce 1050. By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1060.
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: over 272 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs Life is Strange: Before the Storm at 1080p on high settings, over 232 frames per second.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs Life is Strange: Before the Storm at 1080p on high settings, over 272 frames per second.
The publisher recommends 6 GB of RAM (minimum: 3 GB).
The official page asks for 14 GB of storage.
The publisher's recommended specs are the reference point (about 60 frames per second at 1080p on high settings, unless the publisher says otherwise). Each card's power is compared with the recommended card (the average when the publisher names several), then adjusted to the screen resolution. A low margin is kept, and less video memory than recommended drops one level.
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