Borderlands 4 PC Specs Revealed, Alongside Graphics Settings And Accessibility Features

Gearbox has disclosed the PC specs for Borderlands 4. The specs were shared by 2K on the Borderlands 4 website, covering both minimum and recommended. 2K also disclosed the numerous PC-specific settings that players can choose from, along with a range of accessibility features.

For the minimum specs, 2K said players who meet the standards can run Borderlands 4 with “solid performance on older PC hardware.” The recommended PC specs, meanwhile, provide “the intended experience for Borderlands 4,” 2K said. These settings strike a balance between performance and graphics, 2K said.

You can see the minimum and recommended PC specs below, along with a rundown of the graphics setting and accessibility feautres.

2K also disclosed Borderlands 4’s three difficulty settings. These include Easy, Normal, and Hard, while people should also be aware that difficulty scales individually in co-op parties. Here are the descriptions for each difficulty setting in Borderlands 4.

• Easy: “Looking for a story.” Reduced damage, Elemental Affinities matter less
• Normal: “Looking for a balanced experience.”
• Hard: “Looking for a challenge.” Increased damage taken, increased Cash, Loot Quality is increased, Elemental Affinities matter more

Minimum PC hardware requirements:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• Requires SSD
• OS: Windows 10 / 11
• Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580
• Requires 8 CPU Cores for processor and 8 GB VRAM for graphics.
• Storage: 100 GB available space

Borderlands 4 ‎ recommended PC specs:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• Requires SSD
• OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11
• Processor: Intel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
• Memory: 32 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Intel Arc B580
• Storage: 100 GB available space

Borderlands 4 ‎ PC graphics settings:

• Basic
  • General:
    • Display Mode: Fullscreen, Windowed Fullscreen, Windowed
    • Resolution (Varies by setup)
    • Display Stats: None, FPS, All
    • Limit Frame Rate: Off, On
      • Custom FPS Limit (Varies by setup)
    • Vertical Sync: Off, On
    • Field of View (ultrawide monitors supported)
    • Vehicle Field of View (ultrawide monitors supported)
• Advanced:
  • General:
    • Graphics Preset: Low, Medium, High, Very High, Badass
    • Anti-Aliasing: Disabled, Enabled
  • Resolution Scaling
    • Uscaling Method: Disabled, DLSS, FSR, TSR, XeSS
    • Upscaling Quality: Ultra Performance, Performance, Balanced, Quality, Full Resolution
    • Spatial Upscaling Quality: Performance, Balanced, Quality, Ultra Quality, Disabled
    • Scene Capture Quality: Low, High, Full Resolution
    • Frame Generation: Off, On
    • NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Off, On, Boost
  • Environment:
    • HLOD Loading Range: Near, Medium, Far
    • Geometry Quality: Low, Medium, High
    • Texture Quality: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Textures Streaming Speed: Medium, High, Very High
    • Anisotropic Filtering Quality: Off, x1, x2, x4, x8, x16
    • Foliage Density: Off, Very Low, Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Volumetric Fog: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Volumetric Cloud: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Shadow Quality: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Directional Shadow Quality: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Volumetric Cloud Shadows: Disabled, Enabled
    • Lighting Quality: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Reflections Quality: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Shading Quality: Low, Medium, High
  • Post-Processing:
    • Post-Process Quality: Low, Medium, High, Very High
    • Motion Blur Amount
    • Motion Blur Quality: Off, Low, Medium, High, Very High

Borderlands 4 ‎ accessibility features:

• Basic
  • Subtitles:
    • Show Subtitles: Off, On
    • Subtitle Text Size: Normal, Large, Extra Large
    • Force Bold Text: Off, On
    • Subtitle Color: White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Light Blue, Green
    • Subtitle Background: Off, On
    • Subtitle Background Opacity: Off, Low, Medium, High, Full
  • Speaker Identity:
    • Toggle Speaker Identify: Off, On
    • Speaker Identify Color: White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Light Blue, Green
• Audio & Visuals:
  • General:
    • Menu Text Scaling: Off, Size 1, Size 2
    • Damage Numbers: Off, On
  • Audio:
    • Force Mono (converts all game audio to mono): Off, On
    • Mix Preset: Bass Reduction (Vestibular), Ear Fatigue Reduction, Hyperacusis Relief, Misophonia Relief, Sensory Comfort, Tinnitus Relief General, Tinnitus Relief Targeted, 80 Hz Notch
  • Colors:
    • Color Preset (accessibility settings for different types of color vision deficiency):
      • Default
      • Green/Red (recommended for those that experience Deuteranopia)
      • Red/Green (recommended for those that experience Protanopia)
      • Blue/Yellow (may help those that experience Tritanopia)
    • High Contract HUD: Off, On
    • High Contrast Reticle: Off, On
    • Friendly Reticle Color: Green, White/Blue, Red, Blue, Orange, Purple
    • Enemy Reticle Color: Green, White/Blue, Red, Blue, Orange, Purple
    • Neutral Reticle Color: Green, White/Blue, Red, Blue, Orange, Purple
• Gameplay:
  • General:
    • Map Zoom Speed (Adjust how quickly the Map zooms in and out)
    • Enable Vibration: Off, On
    • Enable Adaptive Triggers: Off, On
    • Screen Shake Intensity
  • Movement:
    • Toggle Crouch: Off, On
    • Toggle Sprint: Off, On
    • Enable Dash: Off, On
    • Camera Head-bob
    • Grapple View Tilt: Off, On
    • Mantle with Forward: Off, On

In other news, Gearbox disclosed its post-launch plans for Borderlands 4, but if you want the new Vault Hunters then you’ll have to pay for the $130 Super Deluxe Edition. It’s currently unclear if Gearbox will sell the new additions as standalone DLC. There will also be additional storylines and side missions as well Bounty Packs that introduce new areas and missions that will lead to unique boss fights and the chance to earn more loot. Bounty Packs will be included with both the Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions.

Borderlands 4 will hit PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S on September 12, with a Switch 2 edition coming in early October. For more, check out the global launch times for Borderlands 4.