What can my PC run?

How it works

Pick your graphics card and, for a tighter result, your processor and memory. The tool checks every game in our database against them and sorts the games into five groups, from "Runs great" to "Will not run well". Within each group the most popular games come first, so the games you are most likely to care about are at the top.

It uses the same estimates as the Can I run it checker, so a game that shows as "Runs well" here shows the same fps on its own page. Games whose store page names no hardware at all are left out, because we would only be guessing.

Using it before you buy a game

The quickest use is as a filter for your wish list. If a game you are eyeing is in "Runs great" or "Runs well", buy it without worry. If it is in "Playable", expect to lower settings, and if it is in "Low settings only" or below, read that game's page first, because the cause (graphics card, memory or processor) decides what a fix costs. It also works as a discovery list: the games at the top of "Runs great" are the most popular ones your PC handles easily.

Reading the groups

The groups are based on the estimated fps on High at 1080p: 90 or more is great, 60 or more is well, 40 or more is playable, and below that you need Low or Medium. "Low settings only" means 30 fps is reachable on Low. Anything in "Will not run well" is below what the game asks for and may not start at all.

If your result is mostly "Low settings only" or worse, look at the cause before you spend money. Memory and video memory limit more PCs than the processor does, and the upgrade advisor can tell you which part to change first.