Saints Row IV — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2013 · Adventure, Action · Volition · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 86

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My Saints Row IV Settings Card
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.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: | Recommended: |
| Processor | OS: Windows Vista (x86 or x64) | OS: Windows 7 (x86 or x64) |
| Memory | Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | AMD Athlon II x3 | Processor: Intel i3 2100T | AMD Phenom II x4 or higher |
| Graphics | Memory: 4 GB RAM | Memory: 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 5800 series | Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6800 series or higher |
| DirectX | DirectX: Version 10 | DirectX: Version 11 |
| Item 7 | Storage: 10 GB available space | Storage: 10 GB available space |
About Saints Row IV
Saints Row IV is the fourth and the last main entry for the Saints Row franchise. Almost right after stating Steelport as the independent nation in the third game, The Boss (player) is being contacted by MI6 with a mission to eliminate STAG leader Cyrus Temple and prevent him from launching a nuclear attack. And by doing so The Boss earns complete respect and love from America. Five years after, The Boss is being elected as a President of The United States. But sudden alien invasion by Zinyak in the lead destroys everything, while they capture whole crew from the third game and main protagonist as well, putting him in the simulation world.
With traditional gameplay of the Saints Row franchise being kept untouched, the developers added new features that can be understood as a reference to the Matrix franchise. While The Boss is in simulation, he can some extraordinary powers such as enormously high jumping, super running speed and amazing force which affects the gameplay with different side missions, collectables and walkthrough of the game. And a dubstep gun.
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Tune settings →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 Saints Row IV 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.