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Duke Nukem Forever

Duke Nukem Forever

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🖥️ Duke Nukem Forever system requirements

Minimum and recommended PC specs (official, from Steam). Meeting "Minimum" means you can play; for smoother visuals and higher settings, refer to "Recommended".

🖥️ Can your PC run Duke Nukem Forever?

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Requirement equivalentGPU tierCPU tierMemory
Minimum HD 2000 / 3000 series AMD Athlon II X2 / Athlon 64 X2 / Intel Core 2 Duo 1 GB
Recommended HD 3870 / 4670 / 8800 GT AMD Athlon II X2 / Athlon 64 X2 / Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB

💻 Minimum

OS *
Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.0 Ghz
Memory
1 Gb
Hard Disk Space
10 Gb free
Video Memory
256 MB
Video Card
nVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Sound Card
DirectX Compatible
OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTS
Initial installations required (included with the game) are Microsoft DirectX, Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (ATL), Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, and AMD Dual Core Optimizer. (AMD optimizer required only for specific AMD processors to run the game correctly, but installs for all of them.)
OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTS
Does not support Windows XP 64

🚀 Recommended

OS *
Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.6 Ghz
Memory
2GB
Hard Disk Space
10 Gb free
Video Memory
512 MB
Video Card
nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS / ATI Radeon HD 3850
Sound Card
DirectX Compatible
OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTS
Initial installations required (included with the game) are Microsoft DirectX, Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (ATL), Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, and AMD Dual Core Optimizer. (AMD optimizer required only for specific AMD processors to run the game correctly, but installs for all of them.)

Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/9). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.

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