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Borderlands 4

Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Released
11 September 2025
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£35.99

Platforms: PC

Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure

See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight.

Best gaming PC for Borderlands 4 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Borderlands 4 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by 2K on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 / Windows 11 Windows 10 / Windows 11
CPU Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Intel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
RAM 16 GB 32 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Intel Arc B580
Storage 100 GB 100 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Borderlands 4?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Intel Arc B580, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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