Recommended System Requirements
Video Memory: 2 GB VRAM
Hard Drive: NVMe Solid State Drive
Minimum System Requirements
Video Card: Intel HD 4000 on PC; AMD Radeon Vega 8
Processor: Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
OS: Windows 10 64-bit version 1703 or Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6
Epic Quality Presets Specifications
Video Memory: 8 GB VRAM or higher
Memory: 16 GB RAM or higher
Hard Drive: NVMe Solid State Drive
Mac computers must support Metal API. Check if your Mac supports Metal here.
Note: Fortnite no longer supports Nvidia cards on Mac.
If you just meet the minimum system requirements, Fortnite will run on your machine, but probably not on the highest settings. Reducing the graphics settings in Fortnite and disabling background apps will help.
How to verify your PC or Mac meets system requirements
PC:
- Click Start.
- Type System Information and press Enter.
- Go to the System Summary to view and review your operating system, type of processor, and amount of memory. Make sure these meet or exceed the requirements list above.
Example:
Fortnite requires a Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz and the system information file shows a Core i7-7600U 2.8GHz, which meets (and exceeds) the minimum system requirements. - Click the + sign next to Components to expand the list.
- Click Display to show your video card(s).
- Review your video card(s) to ensure the minimum requirements are met.
Example:
Fortnite requires an Intel HD 4000 and the file shows a Nvidia GeForce 940MX, which meets (and exceeds) the minimum system requirements. - If you meet the requirements to run Fortnite but are having trouble use our troubleshooting articles here: How do I troubleshoot crashes, errors, and performance issues in Fortnite on PC?
Mac:
- Clicking the Apple icon in the top left corner and select About this Mac:
- Compare your macOS version, Processor, Memory and Graphics to the Fortnite system requirements.
As an example with the above Mac:
- macOS: 10.15.4
- Processor: Intel i9 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 32 GB
- Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
This Mac exceeds the requirements to run Fortnite as it as a higher version of macOS, a faster processor, more memory, and a good enough video card.
Note: Fortnite on Mac is not receiving any of the latest Fortnite updates and the playable version is 13.40.
If you are following the series of articles in How do I troubleshoot crashes, errors, and performance issues in Fortnite on PC? and this did not solve the issue try the next step in our troubleshooting: How do I verify the integrity of Fortnite game files?