🖥️ Dwarf Fortress 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 Dwarf Fortress?
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| Requirement equivalent | GPU tier | CPU tier | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Intel HD 3000 / 2500 (integrated) | Dual-core processor (estimated) | 4 GB |
| Recommended | — | Dual-core processor (estimated) | 4 GB |
💻 Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- XP SP3 or later
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU - 2.4GHz+
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 1GB of VRAM: Intel HD 3000 GPU / AMD HD 5450 / Nvidia 9400 GT
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- Notes
- Requires 64 bit processor and operating system
🚀 Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU - 4GHz+
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/9). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.
🎮 Can popular graphics cards run Dwarf Fortress?
Intel UHD / HD 630 (integrated)
✅ Playable
Intel Iris Xe (integrated)
✅ Playable
GTX 1050 Ti
✅ Playable
GTX 1650
✅ Playable
GTX 1060 6GB
✅ Playable
GTX 1660 Super
✅ Playable
RTX 2060
✅ Playable
RTX 3050
✅ Playable
RTX 3060
✅ Playable
RTX 4060
✅ Playable
RTX 4060 Laptop
✅ Playable
RX 580
✅ Playable
RX 6600
✅ Playable
RTX 4070 Super
✅ Playable
RTX 5070
✅ Playable
Compares graphics cards only; your CPU and RAM must also meet the requirements. See Can I run it? for how it's calculated.