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Can you run Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire? PC requirements and settings

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, by Obsidian Entertainment (RPG), came out on Steam on May 8, 2018. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Minimum cardDirectX 11 Compatible
Recommended RAM8 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 Vista 64-bit or newer
Processor
Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 11 Compatible
Storage
45 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit or newer
Processor
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Storage
45 GB

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

Where to buy

Buy Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

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

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. Minimum: DirectX 11 Compatible. 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 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire need?

The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 4 GB).

How much storage does Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire take?

The official page asks for 45 GB of storage.

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