Can I Run The Talos Principle?
Wondering if your PC can run The Talos Principle? Released in 2014, it is a lightweight title for modern gaming PCs. Below you can detect your graphics card in the browser and get an exact FPS estimate at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, see how popular GPUs perform, and check the official minimum and recommended system requirements — all without downloading anything.
Will it run on your PC?
Detect your hardware or run the in-browser benchmark — get your The Talos Principle result instantly.
Instant, in-browser detection. No download, no sign-up.
System requirements
Minimum
- CPU
- Dual-core 2.0 GHz
- GPU
- DirectX 11 class GPU with 1GB VRAM (nVidia GeForce 480 GTX, AMD Radeon HD 5870)
- RAM
- 2 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- OS *
- Windows 7
Recommended
- CPU
- Quad-core 3.0 GHz
- GPU
- AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GTX 970
- RAM
- 4 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- OS *
- Windows 7 64-bit
The Talos Principle — frequently asked questions
Can I run The Talos Principle on my PC?
The Talos Principle is a lightweight game. The fastest way to know is to run the instant in-browser check above — it detects your graphics card and shows your estimated FPS in seconds. You can also compare your GPU against the table below.
Is the The Talos Principle FPS estimate accurate?
Our estimates come from real benchmark data across reference GPUs, interpolated for your card — typically within about 15%. Measured data points are labelled as such, and you can run the in-browser benchmark for a result tuned to your exact PC.






