Can My PC Run Hollow Knight: Silksong?
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NVIDIA GTX 560 minimum, NVIDIA GTX 1050 recommended. Check your own parts below.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong system requirements
Minimum requirements
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 560 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | 9 GB available space |
Recommended requirements
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1050 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | 9 GB available space |
Requirements are transcribed from the publisher's published specification and have not been re-checked against the current store listing.
About running Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025, Platformer) asks very little of a modern PC, which is a large part of why it stayed popular. Minimum spec is Intel Core i5 and NVIDIA GTX 560. Recommended is Intel Core i5 and NVIDIA GTX 1050. It asks for 8 GB of memory either way, plus about 9 GB of free disk space. Frame rates here are usually limited by background software long before the graphics card runs out of room.
How to improve Hollow Knight: Silksong performance
- Close what you're not using. Browsers, chat apps and launchers sit on RAM and CPU while Hollow Knight: Silksong runs. On a machine near the minimum this is usually the single biggest win available.
- Check your actual refresh rate and resolution. Running below your monitor's native resolution costs less than most people expect; running above your refresh rate buys nothing at all.
- Update the graphics driver. New releases routinely ship driver-side fixes. For a 2025 title on an older card this can be the difference between stutter and smooth.
- Put the game on an SSD. Hollow Knight: Silksong wants about 9 GB. On a mechanical drive the frame rate may be fine while texture pop-in and load times are not.
- Free the memory before you launch. Windows accumulates background services that never give memory back. FixKon clears them out in one pass, which matters most when you're on 8–8 GB.
Hollow Knight: Silksong requirements FAQ
- What are the minimum requirements for Hollow Knight: Silksong?
- Hollow Knight: Silksong lists Intel Core i5 or equivalent, NVIDIA GTX 560, 8 GB of RAM and about 9 GB of storage on Windows 10 64-bit.
- Can I run Hollow Knight: Silksong on a NVIDIA GTX 560?
- NVIDIA GTX 560 is the published minimum graphics card, so it should start and run — at low settings, at 1080p, and with frame dips in heavy scenes. The recommended card is NVIDIA GTX 1050.
- How much RAM does Hollow Knight: Silksong need?
- 8 GB covers both the minimum and the recommended spec. Having more will not add frames, but it does leave room for everything else Windows is running.
- Will Hollow Knight: Silksong run better if I close background apps?
- Usually yes, and most on a PC near the minimum spec. Background processes compete for the same CPU time and memory the game needs. This is what FixKon automates.