# Would a NVIDIA 2GB GeForce GT 1030 be enough to run UE4 smoothly

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**Category:** XR Development\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, graphics-card, question\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/would-a-nvidia-2gb-geforce-gt-1030-be-enough-to-run-ue4-smoothly/482286 "2021-04-22T01:45:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike45656789](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Mike45656789](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Mike45656789)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/would-a-nvidia-2gb-geforce-gt-1030-be-enough-to-run-ue4-smoothly/482286/1 "2021-04-22T01:45:34Z")

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I am about to attend school for Game Programming and Development. I decided to invest in a workstation to complete my school work and eventually, my job requirements. My question is: Would a NVIDIA 2GB GeForce GT 1030 workstation graphics card be enough to run UE4 smoothly, including building levels and testing them?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Rev0verDrive](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/rev0verdrive/32/907214_2.png) [@Rev0verDrive](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Rev0verDrive)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/would-a-nvidia-2gb-geforce-gt-1030-be-enough-to-run-ue4-smoothly/482286/2 "2021-04-22T02:29:36Z")

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Not even close.  
Minimum you want an 8 Core CPU, 16GB RAM, a GPU with 8GB VRAM and a hefty SSD.

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**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/would-a-nvidia-2gb-geforce-gt-1030-be-enough-to-run-ue4-smoothly/482286/3 "2021-04-22T07:47:20Z")

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You need a 4 core CPU, and 8 GB system RAM. That video card is a bit underpowered, you really want 4GB upwards. And as Rev says, SSD, do not get HDD.

🙂