Cuphead PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a Intel HD Graphics 4000-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a Intel HD Graphics 4000. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.
- Minimum GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Recommended GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Disk
- 4 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB or higher matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Publisher didn't say matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 3.0GHz or higher matches AMD Phenom 9850 | Publisher didn't say matches AMD Phenom 9850 |
| Memory | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | Publisher didn't say |
| Storage | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Windows | Windows 7 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Phenom 9850-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
Answers about Cuphead on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Cuphead?
The publisher's minimum is Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB or higher. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel HD Graphics 4000.
How much RAM does Cuphead need?
3 GB at minimum, 3 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Cuphead take?
4 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Cuphead?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Cuphead?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Cuphead, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
