The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition system requirements: can you run it?

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Developer:

Bethesda Game Studios

Publisher:

Bethesda Softworks

Release date:

28 October 2016 (6 years old)

Metacritic score:

74 / 100

Our user score:

4.5 / 5 (259 votes)

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Official The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition PC system requirements

These are the PC specs advised by developers to run at minimal and recommended settings. Those requirements are usually very approximate, but still can be used to determine the indicative hardware tier you need to play the game.

Minimum

Recommended

Graphics card:

Nvidia GTX 470 1 GB/AMD HD 7870 2 GB

Graphics card:

Nvidia GTX 780 3 GB/AMD R9 290 4 GB

CPU:

Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945

CPU:

Intel i5-2400/AMD FX-8320

Memory:

8 GB RAM

Memory:

8 GB RAM

File size:

12 GB available space

File size:

12 GB available space

Operating system:

Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit)

Operating system:

Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit)

DirectX:

no data

DirectX:

no data

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Your PC build in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Your GPU in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

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

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition FPS benchmarks

Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

Your CPU in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

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

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4.5 259 votes

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