The Stanley Parable 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
- 2 GB
- Disk
- 3 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 | Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X… matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Publisher didn't say matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Processor | 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) | Publisher didn't say |
| Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | Publisher didn't say |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Windows | Windows | 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 | 300+ | 300+ | 268 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | 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 The Stanley Parable on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs The Stanley Parable?
The publisher's minimum is Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X…. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel HD Graphics 4000.
How much RAM does The Stanley Parable need?
2 GB at minimum, 2 GB recommended.
How much storage space does The Stanley Parable take?
3 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run The Stanley Parable?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run The Stanley Parable?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs The Stanley Parable, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
