Elder Scrolls Oblivion remastered system requirements for PC and laptop

To run the remastered Oblivion requirements, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GPU, an Intel Core i7-6800K CPU, 16GB of RAM, and up to 125GB of SSD space.

After an accidental leak of official images, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remastered was discovered, and only a week later, the official Oblivion system requirements which arrived with the game's launch on April 22, 2025. As anticipated, you won't need a particularly powerful machine to run the game, but your PC or laptop will need a lot of storage space, and a fairly large amount of RAM.

You will be able to meet the Oblivion minimum requirements with little more than an AMD Radeon RX 5700 graphics card or similar on a Windows 10 system, so long as you also have an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processor and 16GB of RAM or equivalent. This is just about enough to get most modern games running, and the remaster, which isn't the same as a remake, doesn't demand much from modern laptops and computers. 

However, the Oblivion recommended specs call for more powerful hardware along the lines of an AMD Radeon RX 6800XT GPU, an Intel Core i5-10600K CPU, and 32GB of RAM. Ultimately, the graphics we've seen are significantly better than Skyrim - certainly better than the original Oblivion - and this will require some beefy hardware to render correctly, but the 32GB requirement is a bit of a surprise! 

Not sure if your rig meets our predicted Oblivion PC requirements? Take our Oblivion benchmark test using our automatic checker or by manually entering your system details to see how well your device measures up.

Oblivion size - How big is the Oblivion remaster?

The Oblivion download size on PCs and laptops demands 125GB of SSD space. Bethesda games are rarely small, but the remastered world of Oblivion is much bigger than the original 6GB of HD space needed by the 2009 GOTY edition given all the graphical improvements. 

So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming or just check the latest, best prices for SSDs.

Oblivion Steam Deck

According to Steam, the Oblivion Steam Deck rating sits at the coveted "Verified" ranking, meaning it should run without compromise on Valve's handheld platform. That said, many users are reporting that the game does not run particularly well on the Steam Deck, requiring the game to be tuned down to the lowest settings in order to achieve a smooth 30FPS. 

This isn't too surprising given the game's base requirements, which will prove challenging for the Steam Deck.

Oblivion guides

While Oblivion might be a decades old game, remembering where everything is can be quite the challenge! So, if you want to hear the latest Oblivion news and get the best guides, head over to PCGamesN where you can also find a full Oblivion quest list.

Oblivion will run on PC system with Windows 10 64-bit or higher and upwards.

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Oblivion FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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