Can I run The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut needs at least NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970, and NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater is recommended. Below: estimated FPS for popular graphics cards and a free check for your own PC.
- ReleaseAug 27, 2019
- Playing now7
- Steam user reviews77 % positive
- Steam DeckPlayable
- ProtonDBgold
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The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64 bit) | Windows 10 (64 bit) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent | Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | 29 GB available space | 29 GB available space |
Estimated FPS in The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
High settings, no upscaling, with a fast processor (Ryzen 7 7800X3D). Estimates from the game's requirements, not benchmarks.
Not yet checked against benchmarks, a rough estimate that can be off by 25 % or more.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6GB | 115 | 85 | 52 |
| GTX 1660 Super | 164 | 121 | 74 |
| RTX 2060 | 190 | 141 | 85 |
| RTX 3060 | 254 | 188 | 114 |
| RTX 4060 | 275 | 203 | 124 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | 324 | 240 | 146 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 324 | 240 | 146 |
| RTX 5060 | 332 | 245 | 149 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | 382 | 283 | 172 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 382 | 283 | 172 |
| RX 9060 XT | 356 | 264 | 160 |
| RTX 3070 | 356 | 264 | 160 |
| RTX 4070 | 437 | 323 | 197 |
| RTX 5070 | 500+ | 385 | 234 |
| RX 7800 XT | 459 | 339 | 206 |
| RX 9070 XT | 500+ | 495 | 301 |
| RTX 5070 Ti | 500+ | 490 | 298 |
| RTX 4080 | 500+ | 500+ | 315 |
| RTX 5080 | 500+ | 500+ | 344 |
| RTX 4090 | 500+ | 500+ | 407 |
| RTX 5090 | 500+ | 500+ | 500+ |
Steam Deck, Valve rating: Playable
Which graphics card do I need for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?
The cheapest current graphics card that reaches each goal, paired with a fast processor.
- 1080p High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B580 12 GB ~275 FPSView on Amazon ↗
- 1440p High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B580 12 GB ~203 FPSView on Amazon ↗
- 1440p High · 144 FPSIntel Arc B580 12 GB ~203 FPSView on Amazon ↗
- 4K High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B580 12 GB ~124 FPSView on Amazon ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- Can I run The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?
- The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut needs at least NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970, and NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater is recommended. Enter your graphics card and processor above to see your estimated FPS, or check your whole Steam library at once.
- What are the system requirements for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut?
- Minimum: graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970, processor Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent, RAM 8 GB RAM. Recommended graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater.
- Can I run The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut on the Steam Deck?
- The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut is rated Playable on Steam Deck by Valve. On Linux and SteamOS, ProtonDB users rate it gold. Pick the Steam Deck profile above, or see the Steam Deck page, for an estimated Deck frame rate.
