While Hobbits might enjoy an easy rural living, the Tales of the Shire system requirements demand a little more work from your gaming laptop or PC for this otherwise cozy farm sim. It's considerably more demanding than its biggest rival, Stardew Valley, but that's not saying much.
Tales of the Shire is a cross between Stardew Valley and Lord of the Rings, but in 3D, and thankfully it doesn't require you to own a top-spec PC to get a smooth, frustration-free experience. Even the recommended Tales of the Shire requirements only call for mid-range GPUs that are now two generations old, so you'll be fine with even the cheapest options on our guide to buying the best graphics card.
Here are the Tales of the Shire system requirements:
| Minimum (1080p, 30fps, very low preset) | Recommended (1080p, 60fps, high preset) | |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 11 |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 270X |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT |
| VRAM | 4GB | 8GB |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7600K AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
Intel Core i5-10600 AMD Ryzen 5 8400F |
| RAM | 16GB | 16GB |
| Storage | 3GB | 3GB |
The Tales of the Shire minimum requirements only demand some pretty ancient hardware. With an Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 or AMD Radeon R9 270X you can only expect to see 30fps at 1080p on the very low graphics preset, but that's just about all you need for a Stardew Valley-paced game.
If you do want 60fps, you'll need to meet the Tales of the Shire recommended specs, which jump up quite a bit from the minimum requirements but are still attainable for a fairly small outlay. You'll need an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT GPU and an Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 8400F CPU paired with 16GB of RAM. This doesn't even guarantee you 60fps at higher resolutions, which the developer has not outlined in its official requirements.
As for download size, the Tales of the Shire requires just 3GB of storage space, which is strangely small considering the otherwise mid-range hardware the game requires. You won't even need the best gaming SSD to get the game running if the Steam listing is to be believed, though you should consider using one if you want to get the best performance out of the game and your PC in general.
Take our Tales of the Shire system requirements PC benchmark test to answer the question… Can I run Tales of the Shire? For more guides on the game, check out how to refill your watering can, as well as our complete Tales of the Shire fishing guide.
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