Dishonored PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- RAM
- 3–4 GB
- Disk
- 9 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 | DirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850) matches NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | DirectX 9 compatible with 768 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850) matches NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Processor | 3.0 GHz dual core or better | 2.4 GHz quad core or better (enhanced for multi-core processors) |
| Memory | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Storage | 9 GB | 9 GB |
| Windows | Windows 7 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | Publisher didn't say | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a Intel Core i7-10700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 235 | 146 | 85 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 300+ | 258 | 150 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 300+ | 300+ | 183 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 300+ | 300+ | 183 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 300+ | 300+ | 217 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 300+ | 300+ | 217 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 300+ | 300+ | 242 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 300+ | 300+ | 268 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
Answers about Dishonored on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Dishonored?
The publisher's minimum is DirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850). The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.
How much RAM does Dishonored need?
3 GB at minimum, 4 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Dishonored take?
9 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Dishonored?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Dishonored?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Dishonored, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
