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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

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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.

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 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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