The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion / Technical Information For its time , was an incredibly technical game , featuring a robust graphic engine , advanced graphical lighting and shading , and numerous detailed textures and other features . However , " Oblivion " was fairly taxing to run on ; only relatively new hardware was able to run it at adequate video settings . This section will cover all of the technical , computer related aspects of " Oblivion " , such as system requirements , as well as technical support , performance tweaking , . ini settings and console commands through Oblivion . Xbox 360 players need not worry as their console should be able to sufficiently play " Oblivion " with appropriate settings . System requirements . These are the minimum / Recommended hardware configurations required to run Oblivion , or at least run it half - decently : Minimum . As well , the list of supported video card chipsets is limited : Supported video card chipsets . For more information , please visit " The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion " official FAQ Ini settings . Many players continue to struggle through lagging games , slow loading times , and stuttering graphics . Many players " don ' t " know that they ' re able to fix those problems ( to a degree ) and more through the modification of the oblivion . ini file in the game ' s directory . Through modifying the . ini file , you can change the look , feel , and play - quality of Oblivion . There is a default . ini file in Oblivion game root directory , and is called " Oblivion _ default . ini " . On a Windows machine when the user first starts a game , this file is copied into the user ' s newly created " My Documents \ My Games \ Oblivion \ " directory as " Oblivion . ini " , which is then used for that user . So if you wish to change a setting for all new users , change the default ( not recommended ) , otherwise change your own copy directly under My Documents . Warning ! Make a copy of your Oblivion . ini before you make any changes . Changes in the Oblivion . ini can damage your game or even may damage your system . The risk is yours . It is safe to leave the original values in the INI file , just place a " ; " sign at the beginning of the line , and the game will not use it . You can put the modified line below that line . If the Oblivion . ini file is screwed up totally , you can delete it , the game will create a new one at starting the program . To see a complete list of . ini modifications , check out Oblivion . ini . Performance tweaking . If the game does not run on a computer with a newer Operating System , such as Windows 7 or 10 , locate the . exe file ( located in C : / Program Files ( x86 ) / Steam / steamapps / common / Oblivion , or simply search " Oblivion " on your PC ) . Right - click on the icon ( make sure it is the actual one , and not a shortcut ) , press " Properties , " and navigate to the " Compatibility " tab . Check the box that says , " Run this program in compatibility mode for : " and select an older OS such as Windows Vista or Windows XP . The game should run properly once this is done . The Oblivion console ( PC only ) . The console can allow players to cheat or bypass quest - stopping bugs or glitches they may have come across . See the full article for more details Patches . Bethesda release v1 . 1 . 511 in multiple languages that fixes many bugs , glitches , and other issues .