Going Medieval PC requirements, FPS and best settings

Can your PC run Going Medieval? The short answer

How demanding is Going Medieval?

Where it lands among 937 modelled titles, and how that plays out for entry, mid-range and high-end cards.

Across the 937 games we have modelled, Going Medieval lands on a demand score of 23, ahead of 68% of them. In plain terms it is a mid-weight game for graphics hardware.

The score is derived from the recommended graphics card in the publisher requirements, GTX 1660 Super / RTX 2060 or RX 6600 XT, scaled to a 1080p High equivalent. It is a modelling choice rather than a measurement, so read it as a ranking more than a promise.

What it means by card class

• Take a mid-range card, the RTX 5070: roughly 238 FPS at 1080p, 182 FPS at 1440p and 104 FPS at 4K on High. Native 4K works here at close to 104 FPS, with no DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling needed.
• For a high-end card we use the RTX 5080. It returns roughly 238 / 238 / 143 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on High. Comfortable at 4K on High, around 143 FPS before any upscaling.
• For an entry card we use the RTX 5060. It returns roughly 164 / 106 / 61 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on High. Reaches 61 FPS at 4K on High, so native 4K is realistic.
• For an enthusiast card we use the RTX 5090. It returns roughly 238 / 238 / 226 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on High. Comfortable at 4K on High, around 226 FPS before any upscaling.

Processor demand is rated separately: Going Medieval scores 34 on our CPU scale, higher than 83% of the games we model.

Going Medieval PC requirements: minimum and recommended

Everything Steam lists for Going Medieval, then what it means for real hardware.

These are the developer figures on Steam, and patches can change them.

What the requirements mean in practice

Steam names GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) or RX 580 (4 GB) as the minimum GPU. Expect around 51 FPS at 1080p Low, or roughly 28 FPS if you raise the preset to High.

Steam suggests GTX 1660 Super / RTX 2060 or RX 6600 XT as the recommended card, good for roughly 80 FPS at 1080p and 52 FPS at 1440p on High here. That is above 60 FPS at 1080p, so the recommended spec reads as a comfortable 1080p target.

For the processor, Steam lists Intel Core i5-10600K / i7-10700. In our model a chip in that class can prepare roughly 100 FPS in this game, so it will not hold back most mid-range cards.

You will need 8 GB RAM of RAM at minimum or 16 GB RAM to match the recommended spec, plus 2 GB available space on your drive.

Best graphics card for Going Medieval by target

From a 30 FPS floor to 4K, here is the card each target asks for in Going Medieval.

For 1080p at 60 FPS on High, GTX 1660 Super is the entry point in our list, with RTX 5050 the first RTX 50 card that clears it.

For a smooth 1440p on High you want at least the RTX 2060. Within the RTX 50 range that means the RTX 5050 or above.

For 4K, upscaling does most of the work: with Quality DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling the RTX 5050 is the first RTX 50 card to achieve 60 FPS on High.

The table covers NVIDIA, AMD and Intel cards. Add your own processor, memory and settings in the can my PC run it checker and check for a processor limit in the bottleneck checker.

Going Medieval FPS by graphics card

Estimated frame rates for 28 graphics cards from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Use the buttons to change resolution.

The fastest card here, the RTX 5090, returns around 238 FPS at 1440p and 226 FPS at 4K. The RTX 5050 sits at roughly 79 FPS at 1440p, which shows how wide the range is in Going Medieval.

Full results table

These estimates use High settings paired with a quick CPU. The two upscaled columns switch on Quality DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling, which only applies if the game supports it. Figures above 360 FPS are shown as 360+. For a head-to-head, open the GPU comparison tool.

Is your graphics card good enough for Going Medieval?

Twelve popular cards, with a plain-English verdict for each.

Each verdict compares the card with a 60 FPS target on High settings. Where a card falls short, the usual fix is a lower preset or upscaling, which the settings section prices in.

Between the RTX 5060 (106 FPS at 1440p) and the RTX 5070 (182 FPS) there is roughly a 71% difference in Going Medieval.

Resolution playbook for Going Medieval: 1080p, 1440p and 4K

One plan per resolution, each aimed at a steady 60 FPS in this game.

1080p playbook

At 1080p, GTX 1660 Super, RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 4060 hold 60 FPS natively on High in our modelling, so you can leave upscaling off and spend the headroom on settings.

Each row below is the best-looking combination that still holds 60 FPS at 1080p in our modelling.

1440p playbook

1440p is straightforward on RTX 4060, RTX 5060, RTX 5070, which hold 60 FPS on High natively here, so you only need DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling for extra smoothness.

Each row below is the best-looking combination that still holds 60 FPS at 1440p in our modelling.

4K playbook

Native 4K works on RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 4080 Super, RTX 5080, all above 60 FPS on High in our modelling. Upscaling then becomes optional rather than required.

Each row below is the best-looking combination that still holds 60 FPS at 4K in our modelling.

Upgrade path: what a faster card gains in Going Medieval

The gain from each rung of the RTX 50 ladder at 1440p on High settings.

Moving from the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB to the RTX 5070 adds roughly 43% at 1440p, the largest jump in the RTX 50 range for Going Medieval. The RTX 5080 to RTX 5090 step adds only close to 0%.

Prices usually climb faster than performance across the range. In Going Medieval that means the best value often sits in the middle rather than at the top.

Compare options directly in the upgrade value calculator or the GPU price to performance calculator.

Graphics memory for Going Medieval: how much is enough?

What the game is likely to want from graphics memory on High. Running short causes stutter even on a fast GPU.

We put Going Medieval at roughly 4 GB at 1080p High, 5.2 GB at 1440p and 7.2 GB at 4K. That is an estimate derived from the recommended GPU, so treat it as a guide and leave some memory spare.

A single step down in textures, to Medium, reduces the 1440p estimate to roughly 4.4 GB, which is often enough to avoid stutter.

VRAM size by size

• 6 GB of VRAM reads as comfortable for 1080p, tight for 1440p and short of memory for 4K on High settings here. Where it is short, Medium textures and upscaling are the practical fixes.
• An 8 GB card is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and tight at 4K on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling are the practical fixes.
• With 12 GB the verdict is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and comfortable at 4K on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.
• On a 16 GB card, 1080p is comfortable, 1440p is comfortable and 4K is comfortable on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.

Test other settings in the VRAM calculator and our guide on how much VRAM you need for gaming.

Which processor do you need for Going Medieval?

Which processors keep a fast graphics card busy in this game.

Steam lists Intel Core i5-9400F as the minimum processor and Intel Core i5-10600K / i7-10700 as the recommended one. The table shows the most frames each chip can prepare in our modelling, regardless of graphics settings.

This is a CPU-leaning game by our measure (ahead of 83% of the 937 we model), so do not skimp on the processor when you upgrade the graphics card.

A Core i5-12400F tops out near 131 FPS in Going Medieval on our figures, a handy line to compare against your card.

Test your own pairing in the bottleneck checker and the system bottlenecks guide.

Matching a processor to a graphics card for Going Medieval

How seven common processor and graphics card pairs behave in this game.

Not every pairing is balanced. 2 of the seven below are held back by the processor at 1440p, starting with RTX 5070 Ti plus Core i5-14600K (CPU ceiling near 186 FPS against roughly 212 FPS of graphics power).

For balance, look at RTX 5060 Ti 16GB with Core i5-12400F. The CPU can prepare around 131 FPS and the card can draw roughly 127 FPS at 1440p, which is a close match.

None of these is a shopping list. They show how the balance shifts as you move up the range, and the bottleneck checker lets you try your own pair.

RAM and storage for Going Medieval

The memory and storage Steam asks for, and how to read it.

8 GB RAM is the minimum and 16 GB RAM the recommended memory. Once Windows and your usual apps are counted, 16 GB covers it.

Storage is listed at roughly 2 GB. Expect around 3 min to download on a 100 Mbps line, or roughly 1 min on 500 Mbps.

On drives: Steam does not insist on an SSD, though one will shorten loads.

Add up your own needs in the RAM calculator, which adds your usual background apps to what the game asks for. Check how long the install takes with the download time calculator.

Going Medieval best graphics settings

Starter settings for six well-known cards. Each cell is the highest preset that still delivers 60 FPS.

These are our model's best 60 FPS setups for Going Medieval, ranked by image quality.

• Then trim the costliest options. Shadow quality, volumetrics and view distance tend to cost the most when they exist.
• Change one thing at a time and watch the frame rate, so you know which setting did the work.
• Do not cut textures first if you have the VRAM. They cost little speed. Our estimate for this game is 5.2 GB for 1440p.
• Set a frame cap at your monitor refresh rate to save power and noise, then use the VRR and frame cap calculator to pick the figure.
• Start with DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling. You lose little sharpness and gain a lot of speed. Choose the best-looking mode that still hits your target.

An upscaler is assumed throughout; confirm the game has one in its graphics options. Get a personal recommendation in the best settings generator, or compare modes in the DLSS and frame generation estimator.

Can a gaming laptop run Going Medieval?

Estimated FPS on RTX 50 laptop GPUs at typical power limits.

Among RTX 50 laptop GPUs, RTX 5050 Laptop, RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop clear 60 FPS at 1080p on High at typical wattage, with RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop also holding 60 FPS at 1440p.

Treat laptop numbers cautiously. Wattage, cooling and memory vary between makers, so the same chip can land well below the figures above.

Test other power limits in the laptop TGP estimator.

What to watch for in Going Medieval

General guidance for this kind of game, chosen from the Steam genres and features.

The advice below is general guidance for this kind of game, written from the genres Steam lists for Going Medieval. It is a prompt for testing, not a technical statement about the game.

• Large builds, towns or factories can push memory and processor use up over time, so leave some headroom beyond the stated minimum.
• Strategy titles tend to get heavier the longer a session runs, so judge performance after a few hours rather than at the start.
• Long role-playing sessions reward stable settings, so pick a preset you can leave alone rather than tuning mid-game.
• Small teams sometimes skip advanced graphics menus, so resolution scaling and a frame cap may be your best tools.

Going Medieval screenshots

Below are screenshots supplied for the Steam store page. Compare them with your own game to see how much quality a preset or DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling mode gives up.

Screenshots and artwork are promotional images from the Going Medieval Steam store page and belong to Foxy Voxel and Mythwright.

If you like Going Medieval: similar games to check

Other guides from this collection.

These guides sit closest to Going Medieval in our data, either because they share genres or because they are about as hard to run. The demand scores use one common scale.

• With a demand score of 23, Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew is about as demanding as Going Medieval. Shared genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy.
• Kabuto Park scores 4 on the same scale (Going Medieval scores 23), which makes it lighter on graphics. Shared genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy.
• shapez 2 - Factory: 27 on our demand scale, heavier than Going Medieval. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy.
• SULFUR: 28 on our demand scale, heavier than Going Medieval. Shared genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation.
• Town to City scores 27 on the same scale (Going Medieval scores 23), which makes it heavier on graphics. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy.
• Cyber Knights: Flashpoint: demand score 23 against 23 for Going Medieval, so it is about as demanding. Shared genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy.
• Tiny Bookshop: demand score 15 against 23 for Going Medieval, so it is lighter on graphics. Shared genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation.
• Two Point Museum sits at 23 for graphics demand and is about as demanding as Going Medieval (23). Shared genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy.

Game facts and Steam reviews for Going Medieval

At the time we checked (2026-11-02) Steam showed 8,730 reviews with a Very Positive rating and 88% positive. That is a useful signal for how widely played Going Medieval is.

Going Medieval has been out for roughly 8 months, which means drivers and patches are likely still changing its performance. Re-check settings after major updates.

Steam features

Details here come from Steam's public store listing. Frame rates here are modelled, since we have not tested the game on every card.

Method: where the Going Medieval numbers come from

A short, honest note on how the numbers are produced.

Here is what feeds the estimates: demand 23 from the recommended card, CPU score 34 (from the listed processor line), and a 1080p High VRAM figure of 4 GB (estimated from the demand score).

In short: card performance divided by game demand, adjusted for resolution, preset and DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling, reduced when VRAM is short and capped by processor speed.

All FPS, VRAM and CPU figures are modelled. They are meant for comparing hardware and settings, and your own testing should have the last word.

Going Medieval: your questions answered

Short answers to the most common questions about running Going Medieval on PC.

Free tools to check Going Medieval on your hardware