Yesterday, the developers of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum released a new trailer alongside the official system requirements. It turns out that for the very highest settings, a top-tier card is needed—not just an RTX 4070, but the RTX 4080. In Russia, that card can cost well over 100 thousand rubles, reflecting the premium hardware required for maxed-out visuals.
On the bright side, players can run the game with much more modest hardware. For those sticking to low settings, a GTX 1060, an Intel Core i5-4660, or an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 paired with 6 GB of RAM will suffice. Even at the peak of performance, you will not need more than 32 GB of RAM.
System requirements without ray tracing:
Minimum (1080p, 30 FPS, low settings):
- Operating System: Windows 10/11;
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4660 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200;
- RAM memory: 6 GB;
- Video Card: GeForce GTX 1060 or RTX 2060;
- Disk space: 45 GB.
Recommended (1080p, 60 FPS, medium settings):
- Operating System: Windows 10/11;
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600;
- RAM memory: 6 GB;
- Video Card: GeForce RTX 3060;
- Disk space: 45 GB.
High (1440p, 60 FPS, high settings):
- Operating System: Windows 10/11;
- Processor: Intel i7-4700 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600;
- RAM memory: 8GB;
- Video Card: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (with DLSS);
- Disk space: 45 GB.
Ultra (4K, 60 FPS, high settings):
- Operating System: Windows 10/11;
- Processor: Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600;
- RAM memory: 8GB;
- Video Card: GeForce RTX 3070 (with DLSS);
- Disk space: 45 GB.
System requirements with ray tracing:
Minimum (1080p, 60 FPS, medium settings):
- Operating System: Windows 10/11;
- Processor: Intel i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600;
- RAM memory: 8 GB;
- Video Card: GeForce RTX 3060 (with DLSS);
- Disk space: 45 GB.
High (1440p, 60 FPS, high settings):
- Operating System: Windows 10/11;
- Processor: Intel i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600;
- RAM memory: 10GB;
- Video Card: GeForce RTX 4070 (with DLSS);
- Disk space: 45 GB.
Ultra (4K, 60 FPS, epic settings):
- Operating System: Windows 10/11;
- Processor: Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600;
- RAM memory: 16 GB;
- Video Card: GeForce RTX 4080 (with DLSS);
- Disk space: 45 GB.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum launches on May 25 for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4 and PS5.
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Remark: this information is compiled for general reference and updated details should be checked on official product pages and trusted retailers as release timelines and hardware recommendations may evolve.