Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2014 · Action, RPG · Feral Interactive · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 85

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My Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Settings Card
Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 2/9.
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 | OS: 64-bit: Vista SP2, Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 | OS: 64-bit: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 |
| Processor | Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz | Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz |
| Memory | Memory: 3 GB RAM | Memory: 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 | AMD Radeon HD 5850 | Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
| Storage | DirectX: Version 11 | DirectX: Version 11 |
| DirectX | Network: Broadband Internet connection | Network: Broadband Internet connection |
| Item 7 | Storage: 44 GB available space | Storage: 57 GB available space |
About Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Lord of the rings franchise brought a new title to the collection, an open world action-adventure game, that follows Talion, Gondor captain, that survived the sacrifice that was meant to bring the Elf Lord Celebrimbor as a wraith. Losing his wife and his son, Talion is merged with Celebrimor, escaping death. Players will have to gain EXP in order to upgrade abilities through completing various missions and defeating Uruk warlords. Some missions might require special conditions for the greater reward. Shadow of Mordor implemented the Nemesis System. It tracks the progress of every special Uruk warrior. Each special Uruk has a set of strengths and weaknesses, and players can assassinate higher ranked officers in order to promote easy to defeat Uruk to defeat them at a higher rank, weakening the Sauron’s army. This planning allows players to adapt, and use mechanics of stealth kills, ranged combat, wraith skills and head-on melee more effective.
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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 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 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.