The Medium
To run The Medium (2021) on PC you need at least a Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X processor and a @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X, with 8GB of RAM and 55GB of free storage. For higher settings and frame rates, the recommended specs are a Intel® Core™ i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X and a @1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060 with 16GB of RAM. Check your exact PC against The Medium with our free Can I Run It tool, estimate your frame rate with the FPS Estimator, or see the best GPU for The Medium.
System Requirements
Minimum
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X
- GPU: @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X
- RAM: 8
- Storage: 55
Recommended
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X
- GPU: @1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060
- RAM: 16
- Storage: 55
Building a PC to play The Medium at its best
Meeting the The Medium minimum requirements (a @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X) is enough to launch the game, but it won't give you high frame rates at 1440p or 4K. The recommended @1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060 is a solid target, and stepping up to a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080 or Radeon RX 9070 XT gives you the headroom for ultra settings, ray tracing and high-refresh play. On mid-range cards, DLSS 4 and FSR frame generation can lift The Medium's frame rate substantially, while a flagship RTX 5090 drives 4K at maximum settings.
The processor matters just as much: pairing your graphics card with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D or an Intel Core Ultra, at least 16GB (ideally 32GB) of DDR5 RAM and a fast Gen5 NVMe SSD removes the stutter and long load times that can hold The Medium back. For modern textures at 4K, aim for a GPU with 12–16GB of VRAM so you never run short.
The same premium components also decide whether your rig is VR ready: if you game in virtual reality on a Meta Quest 3, Valve Index or PlayStation VR2, a strong GPU and CPU are what hold a steady 90 FPS. Check your exact setup against The Medium with the free Can I Run It tool, or see the best GPU for The Medium.
The Medium — Frequently Asked Questions
What are the minimum requirements for The Medium?
The Medium needs at least a Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X CPU and a @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X graphics card, 8GB of RAM and 55GB of storage.
What are the recommended specs for The Medium?
For a smooth experience, The Medium recommends a Intel® Core™ i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X and a @1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060 with 16GB of RAM.
How much RAM does The Medium need?
The Medium requires 8GB of RAM as a minimum, with 16GB recommended.
What GPU do you need to run The Medium?
The minimum graphics card for The Medium is a @1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X, while a @1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060 is recommended for higher settings. Check any GPU against this game with our Can I Run It tool.
