What are the system requirements for Fortnite on PC and Mac?

The market for online Battle Royale games is huge, and Epic Games' Fortnite is one of the most popular games in this genre, garnering millions of users from all around the world. So, are you planning to get aboard the Battle Bus to join your teammates in the battle for survival but wondering whether your PC or Mac can handle it?

Well, fret not! In this article, we are going to discuss all of Fortnite's system requirements for PC and Mac. In this explainer, we have provided a clear picture of the minimum and recommended system requirements for playing Fortnite on your desktop computer. Check out the details right below.

Fortnite system requirements on PC and Mac

Now, when it comes to the system requirements for Fortnite on PCs and Macs, there are two parts to it - the minimum system requirements and the recommended system requirements. We have discussed both of these parts in the following sections.

Minimum system requirements for Fortnite

Fortnite is developed to be played on a wide variety of Windows PCs, laptops, and Mac devices. Hence, the minimum system requirements for Fortnite are quite low. You can check them out in the table attached right below:

OS	Windows 10/11; macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or later
Processor	Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz
GPU	Intel HD 4000 on PC; AMD Radeon Vega 8
RAM	8GB RAM

Important note for Mac users: For Fortnite to run on macOS devices, they must support the Metal API. Also, Fortnite no longer runs on Macs with Nvidia GPUs. Moreover, Fortnite has not been receiving updates on macOS devices since v13.40.

With that said, it is worth mentioning that if your Windows or Mac PC has only the basic hardware components needed to run Fortnite, you might not get the best experience while playing the game. You will often encounter input lag, FPS drops, and other such performance issues.

So, when you are running Fortnite on a Windows PC or Mac device that just meets the minimum system requirements for the game, you might need to tweak the graphics settings and lower them to slightly improve the performance. Keeping background apps closed during your gameplay session will also help boost the performance of Fortnite on your device.

Recommended system requirements for Fortnite

Coming to the recommended system requirements for Fortnite on Windows PCs and Mac computers, they are naturally a bit higher than the basic hardware requirements for the game. However, if your PC or Mac meets the recommended requirements for Fortnite, you can expect the game to run much more efficiently.

Check out the recommended system requirements for Fortnite in the table right below:

OS	Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor	Intel Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 3300U, or equivalent
GPU	Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU
GPU Memory	2GB VRAM
RAM	16GB RAM or higher
Hard Drive	NVMe Solid State Drive

Epic quality specifications for Fortnite

Now, other than the recommended hardware requirements for Fortnite on PCs and Macs, there is an epic quality specification for it. Check it out in the following table:

OS	Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor	Intel Core i7-8700, AMD Ryzen 7 3700x or equivalent
GPU	Nvidia RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, or equivalent GPU
GPU Memory	8GB VRAM or higher
RAM	16GB RAM or higher
Hard Drive	NVMe Solid State Drive

The epic quality specification for Fortnite is the ideal system specification for PCs and Macs. So, if you have hardware components that match or exceed the epic quality system requirements, you can expect Fortnite to run at its best on your Windows or Mac computer.

Check your system information on PC and Mac

Now, if you went through the minimum, recommended, and epic system requirements tables mentioned above, and wondering how to check for them on your Windows PC or Mac device, this section should help you out. Below, we have discussed the ways to get the device information on your Windows PC or Mac computer to help you check whether or not your desktop can run Fortnite.

Check system information in Windows

If you are using a Windows PC or laptop, you can follow the steps right below to check the device information:

1. Use Windows + S to open the Windows search.
2. Type in System Information in the search box and click the program that shows up in the search results.
3. Under the System Summary tab on the left navigation bar, you can check out all the information about your Windows PC or laptop on the right pane.
4. On the right pane, you should mainly check the OS Name, Processor, and Memory information of your PC or laptop to see whether or not they match or exceed the minimum, recommended, or epic system requirements for Fortnite.

Check system information in macOS

1. In case you are using a Mac computer and want to check whether or not your device will be able to run Fortnite, you can follow the steps right below to check the system information:
2. On the macOS Home screen, click the Apple logo at the top left corner to open the context menu.
3. Select the About this Mac option.
4. In the following window, you will be able to check all the information about your macOS device.
5. Review the OS version, Processor, Memory, and Graphics sections to check whether they match or exceed the minimum system requirements for Fortnite.

So, this is how you can inspect the device information on Windows and Mac PCs to check whether your device matches the Fortnite system requirements.

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