Join 25+ million players in Paladins, the free-to-play fantasy team-based shooter sensation. Wield guns and magic as a legendary Champion of the Realm, customizing your core set of abilities to play exactly how you want to play. Paladins is set in a vibrant fantasy world and features a diverse cast of Champions ranging from sharpshooting humans to mech-riding goblins, mystical elves, and jetpack-clad dragons. Each Champion brings a unique set of abilities to the battlefield and new Champions are regularly added to Paladins, keeping the game exciting.
Best gaming PC for Paladins in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Paladins 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 Hi-Rez Studios 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 7 64-bit / newer | Windows 8 / 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack) |
| CPU | Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz | Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or ATI Radeon HD 7950 |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Paladins?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.