Psychonauts

Psychonauts

By Luigi R. Updated: February 2026

To run Psychonauts (2006) on PC you need at least a 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm) processor and a 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series), with 1GB of RAM and 50GB of free storage. For higher settings and frame rates, the recommended specs are a 2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm) and a , 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher with 1GB of RAM. Check your exact PC against Psychonauts with our free Can I Run It tool, estimate your frame rate with the FPS Estimator, or see the best GPU for Psychonauts.

System Requirements

Minimum
  • CPU: 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm)
  • GPU: 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series)
  • RAM: 1
  • Storage: 50
Recommended
  • CPU: 2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm)
  • GPU: , 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher
  • RAM: 1
  • Storage: 50

Psychonauts — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the minimum requirements for Psychonauts?
Psychonauts needs at least a 1.0 GHz Pentium(R) III and AMD Athlon(tm) CPU and a 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series) graphics card, 1GB of RAM and 50GB of storage.

What are the recommended specs for Psychonauts?
For a smooth experience, Psychonauts recommends a 2.0 GHz Pentium(R) IV and AMD Athlon(tm) and a , 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher with 1GB of RAM.

How much RAM does Psychonauts need?
Psychonauts requires 1GB of RAM as a minimum, with 1GB recommended.

What GPU do you need to run Psychonauts?
The minimum graphics card for Psychonauts is a 64 MB GeForce (tm) 3 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 8500 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX and Go series), while a , 128 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI(R) Radeon 9600 or higher is recommended for higher settings. Check any GPU against this game with our Can I Run It tool.