BioShock Infinite — Settings, Requirements & Optimization

2013 · Shooter, Action · Aspyr Media · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 94

BioShock Infinite cover art
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My BioShock Infinite Settings Card

Preset: Low · Est. 7198 FPS @ 1080p
Preset recommendationLow
Expected FPS band7198 FPS
Target refresh60 Hz
UpscalerFSR 3 Quality (or DLSS if supported) — Quality mode
Ray tracingRT off unless GPU tier ≥ 6; prefer raster settings
Frame capYour estimated range (71–98 FPS) clears your 60 Hz target — lock it with a frame cap to reduce GPU load.
Your CPU tier sits below what BioShock Infinite typically wants — expect frame dips in busy scenes even with a strong GPU.

Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 8/9.

Official system requirements

Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.

SpecMinimumRecommended
OSMinimum:Recommended:
ProcessorOS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bitOS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit
MemoryProcessor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHzProcessor: Quad Core Processor
GraphicsMemory: 2GBMemory: 4GB
StorageHard Disk Space: 20 GB freeHard Disk Space: 30 GB free
DirectXVideo Card: DirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated GraphicsVideo Card: DirectX11 Compatible, AMD Radeon HD 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Item 7Video Card Memory: 512 MBVideo Card Memory: 1024 MB
Item 8Sound: DirectX CompatibleSound: DirectX Compatible

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.

SingleplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAtmospheric

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Sources & attribution

  • Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
How the BioShock Infinite optimization card is computed

Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). Your GPU and CPU selections map to comparable-class scores. The generator compares your hardware score against the game's demand to pick a starting preset, estimate an FPS band at 1080p/1440p/4K, and recommend an upscaler (DLSS / FSR 3) and ray-tracing posture. The output is a planning guide — always verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.