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Can I run The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition by Bethesda Game Studios: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.

Minimum requirements

CPU: Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 470 1GB /AMD HD 7870 2GB
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 12 GB
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit Version)

Recommended requirements

CPU: Intel i5-2400/AMD FX-8320
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB /AMD R9 290 4GB
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 12 GB
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit Version)

Check your laptop

Laptops that definitively can’t run The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

34 of 317 laptops in our database fail The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition’s minimum requirements outright — either the publisher lists a different operating system than the laptop runs, or the laptop’s RAM is soldered (not upgradeable) and below the requirement. Laptops not listed here are not judged, not incompatible: their CPU, GPU and configuration need checking by you — we don’t guess.

Which laptops can reach 8 GB of RAM?

291 of 317 laptops in our database support at least 8 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.

Where these requirements come from

Valve (Steam) — The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026

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