Hollow Knight: PC requirements & FPS
Official minimum and recommended specs, and the frame rate to expect on your hardware.
Estimated FPS by graphics card
Estimates from the official requirements, not benchmarks (±20%).
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | ≈355 | ≈355 | ≈345 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | ≈355 | ≈350 | ≈315 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | ≈355 | ≈345 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | ≈350 | ≈335 | ≈195 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | ≈325 | ≈205 | ≈130 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | ≈355 | ≈350 | ≈330 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | ≈350 | ≈335 | ≈190 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | ≈300 | ≈175 | ≈105 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | ≈275 | ≈210 | ≈90 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | ≈355 | ≈345 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | ≈345 | ≈325 | ≈240 |
| Radeon RX 7600 | ≈280 | ≈160 | ≈95 |
| Arc B580 | ≈300 | ≈235 | ≈105 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | ≈175 | ≈90 | ≈55 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | ≈130 | ≈70 | ≈40 |
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How we estimate: a PC exactly at the recommended spec is taken as ~60 FPS at 1080p Medium and one at the minimum spec as ~30 FPS at 1080p Low; your CPU and GPU scores are compared with those, then fixed multipliers for resolution and preset apply. Real results vary with drivers, patches and upscalers.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | AMD FX-4300 · 950Intel Core i3-3240 · not recognised | Intel Core i5-3470 · 2000 |
| Graphics | GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB) · not recognisedRadeon HD 7750 (1GB) · not recognised | GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB) · 340Radeon R9 380 (2GB) · 440 |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | — | 2 GB |
| Storage | 9 GB | 9 GB |
| DirectX | 10 | 10 |
| Operating system | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer |
From the publisher's Steam page; each part is matched to our performance score (1–10,000). Some parts could not be recognised.
Cheapest PC for Hollow Knight at 60 FPS
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About the game
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
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Game data: IGDB.com · official requirements and artwork from the publishers' Steam pages.