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The Last of Us Part I Minimum and Recommended PC Requirements Listed

The actual first part is managing to run it on a toaster

10 years after its initial debut for the PS3, The Last of Us, now known as The Last of Us Part I, is finally coming to PC. And that couldn’t have happened at a better time with all the fuzz going on with its TV show adaptation. 

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Whether you think they cooked and delivered with all creative liberties, or that they just went too far from the original source, they got people talking about the franchise for weeks. That sets up for a possibly great PC release for the first game, and if you’re planning on grabbing it, here you’ll find the minimum requirements for running the game as smoothly as you can.

The Last of Us Part I PC Requirements Listed

Naughty Dog has announced the official requirements for running the game in various settings. Check them out below.

Image via Naughty Dog

The game’s official Steam page also has a few different minimum-recommended settings for the game:

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • MINIMUM:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer)
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce 1050 Ti (4 GB)
    • Storage: 100 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: SSD Recommended
  • RECOMMENDED:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (Version 1909 or Newer)
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel Core i7-8700
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (8 GB)
    • Storage: 100 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: SSD Recommended

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Both settings are pretty much the same with very few differences between them (such as Steam suggesting an RX 5700 XT instead of RX 5800 XT), so you should have no problem running the game if your setup is already looking similar to that. But aside from the unusual 16 RAM minimum and its large file size, the game doesn’t have such huge impediments for running.

The Last of Us Part I will be available for PS5 now, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) on March 28, 2023. 


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Patrick has been working for Prima since 2022 and joined as a Staff Writer in 2023. He's been interested in gaming journalism since college, and that was the path he took once he had his degree in hands. Diligently ignores his ever-growing backlog to keep raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, exploring in Genshin Impact or replaying some of his favorite RPGs from time to time. Loves tackling hard challenges in games, but his cats are still the hardest bosses he could ask for.