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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel PC system requirements

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel needs at least a processor listed as “2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor”, 2 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 graphics card, on Windows XP SP3 (64-bit).

For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “2.3 GHz Quad Core processor”, 2 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850 graphics card. It takes 13 GB of storage.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows XP SP3	Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7/Win 8
Processor	2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor	2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory	2048 MB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
DirectX	Version 9.0	Version 10
Storage	13 GB available space	20 GB available space
Sound card	DirectX 9 Compliant	DirectX 9.0 c Compliant
Additional notes	Other Requirements & Supports: Initial installation requires one time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, directX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only). Windows Imaging Component (Windows XP 64-Bit only)	Not listed

How demanding is Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel?

Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 5% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (2 GB).

It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
Storage: Larger than 50% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (13 GB).

Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.

Other platforms

Mac

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: macOS requirements
	Minimum
Operating system	10.12 (Sierra)
Processor	2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
Memory	4 GB RAM
Graphics	ATI Radeon HD 2600 / NVidia Geforce 8800 / Intel HD 4000
Storage	13 GB available space
Additional notes	NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive). NOTICE:The Mac version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

Linux and SteamOS

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: Linux and SteamOS requirements
	Minimum
Operating system	SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad, AMD Phenom II X4
Memory	4 GB RAM
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 260
Storage	13 GB available space
Additional notes	ATI/AMD and Intel chipsets are NOT supported. Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Visit the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Linux and future AAA Linux releases! NOTICE:The Linux version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.