The Last of Us Part I PC requirements: Minimum, Recommended specs

Even though The Last of Us kicked off 10 years ago, 2023 has been one of the biggest years for the franchise to date. HBO’s television series adaptation began on January 15 and has done more than amazing so far and The Last of Us Part I for PC is set to release on March 28. There are less than three weeks to go until you are able to play Joel and Ellie’s adventure yet again, but this time on your PC.

If you plan on playing The Last of Us Part 1 on PC, you’ll want to make sure you have the right specs to run the game smoothly. Luckily, Sony has revealed the PC Specs required to run the game all the way from the Minimum settings to the Ultra settings.

Minimum PC Requirements

• Performance Goals: 30 FPS @ 720p, low preset settings
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or Intel Core i7-4770K
• GPU: AMD Radeon 470 (4GB), Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4GB), or Nvidia GeForce 1050 Ti (4GB)
• RAM: 16GB
• OS: Windows 10 64-Bit, version 1909 or newer
• Storage: 100GB SSD

Recommended PC Requirements

• Performance Goals: 60 FPS @ 1080p, high preset settings
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel Core i7-8700
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5800 XT (8GB), AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8GB), Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8GB), or Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (8GB)
• RAM: 16GB
• OS: Windows 10 64-Bit, version 1909 or newer
• Storage: 100GB SSD

Performance PC Requirements

• Performance Goals: 60 FPS @ 1440p, high preset settings
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i7-9700K
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6750XT or Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
• RAM: 32GB
• OS: Windows 10 64-Bit, version 1909 or newer
• Storage: 100GB SSD

Ultra PC Requirements

• Performance Goals: 60 FPS @ 4K, ultra preset settings
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or Intel Core i5-12600K
• GPU: AMD RX 7900XT (FSR Quality) or Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
• RAM: 32GB
• OS: Windows 10 64-Bit, version 1909 or newer
• Storage: 100GB SSD

If all you are looking for is to play the bottom-of-the-barrel gameplay and just to have the game run, then you can focus on the minimum PC requirements. You will still get to enjoy The Last of Us Part I, but it will be nowhere near the full potential of playing on a PC unless you elevate your PC settings a little bit.

If you really want to have the greatest experience you can possibly have with The Last of Us Part I on the PC, you can try and match your PC Specs with the Ultra PC Requirements. These settings are only capable on very powerful PCs. However, if your PC meets the requirements for Ultra settings, you will not be disappointed.

Then of course you have your two middle options of Recommended and Performance. At the very least, it is probably best that your PC reaches the recommended PC settings. The Last of Us Part I is such a beautiful story and you really don’t want to run into any problems while you play, especially if this is the first time you are experiencing the story.

With still a fair amount of time before the game launches on March 28, you still have plenty of time to decide what you want to do. You can upgrade your PC to the settings that you wish, keep your PC and play the game as best that it will run on your current PC, or buy a completely new PC. The choice is yours. However, as I said, it is probably best to at least achieve recommended settings to get a smooth experience from it.