Can your graphics card run Baldur's Gate 3?
What the developer of Baldur's Gate 3 states on its own store page, and the settings 16 graphics cards should reach against it, with each card's memory taken into account.
Settings by graphics card
| Graphics card | Expected settings | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 4K, ultra settings | 32 GB |
| RTX 5080 | 4K, ultra settings | 16 GB |
| RTX 4090 | 4K, ultra settings | 24 GB |
| RX 7900 XTX | 4K, ultra settings | 24 GB |
| RTX 5070 | 1440p, ultra settings | 12 GB |
| RTX 3080 | 1440p, ultra settings | 10 GB |
| RX 7800 XT | 1440p, ultra settings | 16 GB |
| RTX 4070 | 1440p, ultra settings | 12 GB |
| RTX 3070 Ti | 1080p, ultra settings | 8 GB |
| RTX 5060 | 1080p, ultra settings | 8 GB |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 1080p, ultra settings | 8 GB |
| RTX 3060 Ti | 1080p, ultra settings | 8 GB |
| B580 | 1080p, ultra settings | 12 GB |
| RX 7600 | 1080p, high settings | 8 GB |
| RTX 3060 | 1080p, high settings | 12 GB |
| RX 6600 | 1080p, high settings | 8 GB |
Estimated settings, not measured frame rates. How the estimate is made is explained below.
What Baldur's Gate 3 asks for
| Specification | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite | Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM) | Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 (8GB+ of VRAM) |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 150 GB available space | 150 GB available space |
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
Requirements as published by the developer on Steam · Aug 3, 2023.
How these estimates are made, and what they are not
Only one thing on this page is a fact: the requirements table, which is what the developer published on the game's own store page. The settings are an estimate — each card and the cards the publisher names are placed on the same relative performance index, and the result is capped where a card's memory could not sustain it. Nobody benchmarked these exact pairings, which is why you will not find frame-rate figures here: a number invented by a formula would look more precise than anything the method can support. Drivers, the processor beside the card, the storage the game sits on and whatever upscaling you enable all move the real answer.
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The rest of the machine matters too
A card that clears the bar can still be held back by the processor in front of it, and a supply that cannot feed it will shut down mid-session rather than drop frames.