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Recommended settings

Solutions

Within this section you can find details on the recommended requirements of your PC or laptop for playing RuneScape.

Each section contains a number of topics to match your query, with associated answers and advice.

Hopefully we've already provided a solution to the problem you face, but if not, you will be able to contact us from the links at the end of each answer.

Recommended Settings

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Recommended settings
What kind of desktop/laptop do you have? Processor Graphics card Display mode Video settings Max resolution
Belongs in a history museum Most Intel Pentium and AMD processors around 1.6GHz SiS, Matrox, Intel GMA series, Intel HD series, Via Chrome, GeForce 4, ATI 9xxxx To use with Safe Mode Low. Please note that whilst this hardware is compatible with Runescape, you might experience a degraded quality of the game, such as video stutter or lag 800*600
Not bad Intel Pentium Dual Core or Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD A series or C series or E series ATI Radeon Mobility, Radeon Xseries, nVidia M and Go series OpenGL or DirectX Low or Medium. Ground Blending, Decoration and Mouse Features only on High setting, everything else on Low 1280*1024
Kinda awesome All Intel Pentium, i3, i5, i7 or AMD processors, Intel Atom, Intel Celeron, Via Chipset Most ATI HD and nVidia video cards (excluding M / Mobile or Go) OpenGL or DirectX Low, Medium or High. Particles set to medium. Water detail set to low. Shadows set to static. 1280*1024
Epic dude Intel i3 or i5 or i7 / AMD Athlon X2 or better ATI Radeon HD (non M or Mobility) / nVidia GeForce 1xx/2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx (excluding M / Mobile or Go) To use the display modes OpenGL or DirectX Graphic Details on High. All options turned on except for Anti-aliasing and Bloom 1920*1080


Finding out what Hardware you have

Windows

Click Start, then type DxDiag into the search bar that appears and press Enter.

The Processor in your computer will be listed in the tab titled ‘System’:

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The Video Card in your computer will be listed in the tab titled ‘Display 1’:

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Mac

Click the Apple logo – this will often be in either the top left or top right hand corner of your desktop. Click ‘About this mac’.

The Processor in your computer will then be listed:

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Then click ‘More info...’. In the window that appears next, click ‘Graphics/Displays’.

The Video Card in your computer will then be listed:

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