Psychonauts System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Psychonauts
Developer:
Double Fine Productions
Publisher:
Double Fine Productions
Release date:
19 April 2005 (19 years ago)
User score:
5.0 / 5 (7 votes)
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Official Psychonauts system requirements for PC

To run Psychonauts, you'll need at least 256 MB of RAM and 3.75 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon 8500, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon 9600 TX.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series)
Pass CPU:
1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)
Pass RAM:
256 MB of RAM
File size:
3.75 GB minimum hard drive space
Operating system:
Windows 98 SE/2000/XP
DirectX:
DirectX version 9.0 or higher (included with game)

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher
Pass CPU:
2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)
Pass RAM:
512 MB of RAM
File size:
6.0 GB minimum hard drive space
Operating system:
Windows 2000/XP
DirectX:
DirectX version 9.0 or higher (included with game)

Psychonauts performance on your PC

Psychonauts performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon 9600 TX

GeForce RTX 3060 is 886.8x faster than Radeon 9600 TX. Your graphics card can run Psychonauts at recommended settings according to Double Fine Productions.

Psychonauts performance on your CPU

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

i5-12400
minimum
Any

Core i5-12400 is 152.3x faster than Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Your CPU can run Psychonauts at recommended settings according to Double Fine Productions.

FAQ

When was Psychonauts released?
Psychonauts was released on 19 April 2005.
How much RAM do I need for Psychonauts?
You need a minimum of 256 MB RAM for Psychonauts. Yet, 512 MB or more is recommended for playing comfortably.
How many GB is Psychonauts?
Psychonauts occupies about 3.75 GB of disk space.

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