The Elder Scrolls Online System Requirements: Can You Run It?

The Elder Scrolls Online
Developer:
Zenimax Online Studios
Publisher:
Bethesda Softworks
Release date:
4 April 2014 (10 years ago)
User score:
4.4 / 5 (169 votes)
Hardware demand level:
1.6 / 10 - lightly demanding

Official The Elder Scrolls Online system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run The Elder Scrolls Online at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Direct X 11.0 compliant video card with 1GB RAM (NVidia GeForce 460 or AMD Radeon 6850)
Pass CPU:
Intel® Core i3 540 or AMD A6-3620 or higher
Pass Memory:
3 GB RAM
File size:
85 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 7 64-bit
DirectX:
Version 11

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Direct X 11.0 compliant video card with 2GB RAM (NVidia GeForce GTX 750 or AMD Radeon HD 7850)
Pass CPU:
Intel® Core i5 2300 or AMD FX4350
Pass Memory:
8 GB RAM
File size:
85 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 7 64-bit
DirectX:
Version 11

The Elder Scrolls Online performance on your PC

The Elder Scrolls Online performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce GTX 750
30 fps @ low
1024×768
60 fps @ medium
1366×768
60 fps @ high
1366×768
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 5.1x faster than GeForce GTX 750. Your graphics card can run The Elder Scrolls Online at recommended settings according to Zenimax Online Studios.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

The Elder Scrolls Online FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 768p
300−350 FPS
medium settings / 768p
210−220 FPS
high settings / 768p
190−200 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
55−60 FPS

The Elder Scrolls Online performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5-2300

Core i5-12400 is 5.7x faster than Core i5-2300. Your CPU can run The Elder Scrolls Online at recommended settings according to Zenimax Online Studios.

Community ratings

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4.4 169 votes

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