ORIONMinimum
- OS
- Windows XP w/SP1 or newer
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 3+ Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3500+
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Highly Recommended)
- DirectX
- DirectX 9.0c August 2009 Edition or newer
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Can you run Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter? PC requirements and settings
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, by Croteam (Action, Indie), came out on Steam on November 24, 2009. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Minimum cardnVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Highly Recommended)
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
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
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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
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter at 1080p?
Minimum: nVidia GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1600 (Shader Model 3.0 Highly Recommended). 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 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter need?
The publisher recommends 1 GB of RAM.
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