BioShock Infinite — System Requirements, FPS Estimate & Settings
2013 · Shooter, Action · Aspyr Media · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 94
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: | Recommended: |
| Processor | OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit | OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit |
| Memory | Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz | Processor: Quad Core Processor |
| Graphics | Memory: 2GB | Memory: 4GB |
| Storage | Hard Disk Space: 20 GB free | Hard Disk Space: 30 GB free |
| DirectX | Video Card: DirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics | Video Card: DirectX11 Compatible, AMD Radeon HD 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 |
| Item 7 | Video Card Memory: 512 MB | Video Card Memory: 1024 MB |
| Item 8 | Sound: DirectX Compatible | Sound: DirectX Compatible |
Multi-GPU FPS estimate
Estimated average FPS by GPU at 1080p / 1440p / 4K, derived from BioShock Infinite's demand tier (tier 8, Very demanding (flagship GPU)) and published TechPowerUp-style relative-performance indices (RTX 4090 = 100), retrieved 2026-08-29. Planning estimates, not benchmarks.
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 67 | 44 | 25 |
| RTX 4080 Super | 60 | 40 | 23 |
| RTX 4080 | 58 | 38 | 22 |
| RX 7900 XTX | 64 | 42 | 24 |
| RX 7900 XT | 60 | 40 | 23 |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super | 51 | 34 | 19 |
| RX 7800 XT | 51 | 34 | 19 |
| RTX 4070 Super | 48 | 32 | 18 |
| RTX 4070 | 45 | 30 | 17 |
| RX 7700 XT | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| RTX 3070 | 42 | 28 | 16 |
| RX 6800 XT | 51 | 33 | 19 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 37 | 24 | 14 |
| RX 6700 XT | 45 | 30 | 17 |
| RTX 3060 | 34 | 22 | 13 |
| RX 6600 XT | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| RTX 2060 | 31 | 20 | 12 |
| GTX 1660 Super | 25 | 17 | 10 |
| RX 580 | 29 | 19 | 11 |
| GTX 1060 6GB | 24 | 16 | 9 |
| GTX 1650 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Intel Arc A770 | 39 | 26 | 15 |
| UHD 770 (integrated) | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Method: a game's demand tier maps to a “GPU index needed for ~60 FPS at 1080p”; each GPU's relative index produces an estimate via a diminishing-returns curve, then scaled for resolution. Source: TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), 2026-08-29.
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Release & version notes
Official release date: 2013-03-26. Ongoing patches and version history are published by the developer — for the latest patch notes, see the official store or support page. GameFigs summarizes the official release only and does not invent patch dates.
About BioShock Infinite
The third game in the series, Bioshock takes the story of the underwater confinement within the lost city of Rapture and takes it in the sky-city of Columbia. Players will follow Booker DeWitt, a private eye with a military past; as he will attempt to wipe his debts with the only skill he’s good at – finding people. Aside from obvious story and style differences, this time Bioshock protagonist has a personality, character, and voice, no longer the protagonist is a silent man, trying to survive. Open and bright level design of Columbia shows industrial colonial America in a seemingly endless carnival. But Bioshock is not famous for its visuals, but for its story. Mystery and creative vision of Irrational Games invite players to uncover the secrets of Columbia’s leader - Zachary Comstock and save Elizabeth, the girl, that’s been locked up in the flying city since her birth. Unique weapons and mechanics of Vigor will make encounters different, helping players to adjust to the new found mobility and hook shot, making fights fast-paced and imaginative.
Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- GPU relative-performance indices via TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), retrieved 2026-08-29.
- FPS estimates on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the demand-tier + GPU-index model — not benchmark results.
How the BioShock Infinite optimization card & FPS estimate are computed
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