The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: PC requirements & FPS
Official minimum and recommended specs, and the frame rate to expect on your hardware.
Estimated FPS by graphics card
Estimates from the official requirements, not benchmarks (±20%).
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 7600 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Arc B580 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈270 |
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How we estimate: a PC exactly at the recommended spec is taken as ~60 FPS at 1080p Medium and one at the minimum spec as ~30 FPS at 1080p Low; your CPU and GPU scores are compared with those, then fixed multipliers for resolution and preset apply. Real results vary with drivers, patches and upscalers.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | — | — |
| Graphics | Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM · not recognisedDirect X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM · 15 | AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 · 75Radeon HD 4890 · 95 |
| Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Video memory | — | 0.9 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB | — |
| DirectX | — | — |
| Operating system | Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit) | — |
From the publisher's Steam page; each part is matched to our performance score (1–10,000). Some parts could not be recognised.
Cheapest PC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at 60 FPS
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About the game
Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose. Play any type of character you can imagine, and do whatever you want; the legendary freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure of The Elder Scrolls is realized like never before.
Questions about this game
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Game data: IGDB.com · official requirements and artwork from the publishers' Steam pages.