New Tales from the Borderlands
- Developer
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher
- 2K
- Released
- 20 October 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: adventure
Decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, "streetwise" brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. Claw and con your way through five thrilling chapters!
Best gaming PC for New Tales from the Borderlands in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for New Tales from the Borderlands today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X | Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run New Tales from the Borderlands?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-4770 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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