Fortnite
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What Fortnite asks of your PC
For Fortnite the publisher lists a floor of 8 GB of memory and recommends 16 GB. The recommendation runs higher than for Fortnite in 1 of the 24 sourced specs, level with it in 14 and lower in 8. The floor runs higher than for Fortnite in 6 of the 24 specs and lower in 6.
The source ties no video memory figure for Fortnite to any resolution, so none appears here.
The same recommendation appears for World of Warcraft, Path of Exile 2 and Minecraft.
Source: What are the system requirements for Fortnite on PC?, published on epicgames.com, retrieved 2026-08-19. Open What are the system requirements for Fortnite on PC?
What these figures do not say about Fortnite
The numbers come from the publisher. What frame rate Fortnite reaches on your machine they do not say: that depends on resolution, detail level and how processor and graphics card work together. The Performance Hub estimates it for Fortnite, it does not measure it.
The hardware floor for Fortnite
This floor comes out of the frame rate model: it looks for the weakest buyable part in our catalogue that the model still credits with the target rate for Fortnite. It is a lower bound, not a buying recommendation, and none of it is measured.
For 60 frames at 1080p the model settles on Intel Arc A380 together with Intel Core i3-12100. For that pair it works out 79 frames.
For 144 frames at 1440p the model settles on NVIDIA RTX 5050 together with Intel Core i3-12100. For that pair it works out 158 frames.
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FPS and hardware for Fortnite
In the Performance Hub you pick processor, graphics card and memory and get a model estimate for Fortnite. That is not a measurement on your machine.
Frequently asked questions
What hardware do I need to play Fortnite smoothly?
That depends on the resolution and frame rate you want. In the Performance Hub you enter your processor, graphics card and memory and get an estimated FPS figure for Fortnite, a bottleneck analysis and matching upgrade suggestions. All values are model calculations, not measurements on your machine.
How do I find teammates for Fortnite?
Through the squad finder: filter open posts by Fortnite, region, language and play style, or create one yourself. Your in-game IDs stay hidden until a request has been accepted by both sides.
Where can I see the current meta and patch news for Fortnite?
The meta sits in the Meta Tierlist tab on this page, and every entry names its source. We do not keep patch news for Fortnite: we would rather write nothing than claim something we cannot back up.