Hollow Knight system requirements
Hollow Knight System Requirements - full specs, system checker and the gaming PC setup you need.
| Hollow Knight Minimum Specs | Hollow Knight Recommended Specs | Amazon link | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium E5200 | Intel Core i5-650 | Upgrade CPU |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | Upgrade GPU |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB | RAM deals |
| File Size | 9 GB | 9 GB | SSD deals |
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 10 |
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Hollow Knight FPS - What frame rate will you get?
| CPU | GPU | RAM | FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 16 GB | 48 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5625U | AMD Radeon(TM) 535 | 16 GB | 47 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | 16 GB | 47 |
| Intel Core i5-1334U | Intel Iris Xe | 16 GB | 83 |
| Intel Core i5-14400F | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | 32 GB | 50 |
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Can I run Hollow Knight?
The minimum memory requirement for Hollow Knight is 4 GB of RAM installed in your computer. Additionally, the game developers recommend somewhere around 8 GB of RAM in your system. To play Hollow Knight you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Pentium E5200. Whereas, an Intel Core i5-650 is recommended in order to run it. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 9 GB of free disk space available. Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX graphics card you can play the game. But, according to the developers the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560.
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