Borderlands 3
- Developer
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher
- 2K Games
- Released
- 13 September 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
Borderlands 3 is a first-person looter shooter set seven years after the events of Borderlands 2. Players select one of four new Vault Hunters and travel across multiple planets to stop Troy and Tyreen Calypso, twin cult leaders seeking to harness the power of alien Vaults scattered throughout the galaxy. The game features procedurally generated weapons, cooperative multiplayer for up to four players, expanded skill trees with multiple action skills per character, and new traversal mechanics including sliding and mantling.
Best gaming PC for Borderlands 3 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Borderlands 3 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by 2K Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 10 (latest service pack) | Windows 7 / 10 (latest service pack) |
| CPU | AMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770) |
| RAM | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB | AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| Storage | 75 GB | 75 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Borderlands 3?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770) and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon™ RX 590, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.