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Can you run Mad Max? PC requirements and settings
Mad Max, by Avalanche Studios (Action, Adventure), came out on Steam on September 1, 2015.
Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Publisher's recommended cardNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (3 GB Memory or higher) or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3 GB Memory or higher)
Minimum cardNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660ti (2 GB Memory or higher) or AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB Memory or higher)
Recommended RAM8 GB
Our conservative estimate60 fps at 1080p, high settings, with a GeForce GTX 1060
Estimate per graphics card
Which settings to aim for with your 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.
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably
when the game offers them.
Best settings
Best graphics settings for Mad Max by graphics card
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 Mad Max doesn't offer it, use the
level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 273 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 239 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | Highover 300 fps | Highover 260 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | Highover 287 fps | High186–256 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | Highover 287 fps | High186–256 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | Highover 246 fps | High159–219 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | Highover 239 fps | High155–213 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | Highover 232 fps | High150–207 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | High204–280 fps | High132–182 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High190–261 fps | High123–169 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High131–181 fps | High85–117 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
Minimum and recommended requirements
Minimum
- OS
- 64 bit: Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-650, 3.2 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 Ghz
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660ti (2 GB Memory or higher) or AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB Memory or higher)
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Publisher's note
- PlayStation 4 controller support
Recommended
- OS
- 64 bit: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1, Win 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (3 GB Memory or higher) or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3 GB Memory or higher)
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Publisher's note
- PlayStation 4 controller support
Source: the
game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
Buy Mad Max
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
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.
Questions
Mad Max at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for Mad Max at 1080p?
The publisher recommends: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (3 GB Memory or higher) or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3 GB Memory or higher). By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1060.
What are the best graphics settings for Mad Max on an RTX 4060?
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: over 239 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
Can I run Mad Max on an RTX 3060?
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs Mad Max at 1080p on high settings, between 204 and 280 frames per second.
Can I run Mad Max on an RTX 4060?
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs Mad Max at 1080p on high settings, over 239 frames per second.
How much RAM does Mad Max need?
The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 6 GB).
How much storage does Mad Max take?
The official page asks for 32 GB of storage.
How are these estimates worked out?
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.