PC requirements

Painkiller: Black Edition System Requirements

Painkiller: Black Edition needs at least 1GHz, 256 MB RAM and DirextX 9.0 64MB Video Card graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Painkiller: Black Edition minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum
Operating system Win 98/2000/Me/XP
Processor 1GHz
Memory 256 MB RAM
Graphics DirextX 9.0 64MB Video Card
Storage 3.4 GB available space
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Other platforms

Painkiller: Black Edition is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Painkiller: Black Edition on PC

Can my PC run Painkiller: Black Edition?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Painkiller: Black Edition need?
3.4 GB available space