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Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Developer
Eidos Montréal
Publisher
Square Enix
Released
14 September 2018
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£33.49

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One

Genres: shooter , puzzle , adventure

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Best gaming PC for Shadow of the Tomb Raider in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Shadow of the Tomb Raider 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 Square Enix 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 Windows 10 64-bit
CPU i3-3220 INTEL or AMD Equivalent Intel Core i7 4770K, 3.40 Ghz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 3.20 Ghz
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU Nvidia GTX 660/GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon HD 7770 Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 8GB
Storage 40 GB 40 GB
DirectX 11 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Shadow of the Tomb Raider?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 4770K, 3.40 Ghz 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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