Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop run The Talos Principle 3?

Yes — comfortably

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop handles The Talos Principle 3 comfortably — roughly 113 FPS at 1080p and 70 FPS at 1440p on high settings.

113FPS @ 1080p
70FPS @ 1440p
41FPS @ 4K

High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.

How the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop measures up

RequirementNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 LaptopMinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 55 20 30 Recommended
Video memory 24 GB 8 GB 12 GB Recommended
Ray tracing ✓ Supported Game has no RT N/A
Upscaling DLSS, FSR Not supported N/A

Recommended settings

For 60 FPS at 1080p

Use the ultra preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.

At 1440p

Comfortable — around 70 FPS on high.

At 4K

Around 41 FPS. Workable with upscaling on Performance mode.

How other cards handle The Talos Principle 3

Graphics cardTier1080p FPSvs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER A 120 ▲ 7 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti A 118 ▲ 5 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT A 113 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti A 113 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti A 111 ▼ 2 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 A 109 ▼ 4 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop run The Talos Principle 3?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop handles The Talos Principle 3 comfortably — roughly 113 FPS at 1080p and 70 FPS at 1440p on high settings.

What FPS will I get?

On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 113 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p and 41 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.

What settings should I use?

Start at the ultra preset at 1080p.

Will my processor hold this back?

These figures assume a processor fast enough not to limit the card. If yours is older, run the bottleneck calculator — this title leans on the GPU, so a modest CPU deficit costs less.