PC Game System Requirements
Minimum and recommended PC specs for 16 popular games, each with a one-click FPS estimate for your own CPU and graphics card in that game.
Quick answer
Pick a game to see its publisher’s official minimum and recommended CPU, GPU, RAM and storage, then check your own CPU and GPU against it in the FPS Calculator. The FPS figure is a general estimate for that type of game, not a benchmark of the game itself.
How to Read PC Game System Requirements
The minimum spec is the weakest hardware the publisher says will start and run the game, usually at low settings. The recommended spec is what the publisher suggests for a smoother experience at higher settings; some publishers state a target frame rate or resolution for each tier, many do not. Neither tier promises a frame rate on your PC, because drivers, background apps, resolution and in-game settings all change the result.
Clearing the recommended spec on paper also does not tell you whether your CPU and graphics card are well matched. A fast GPU paired with an older CPU can still stutter in busy scenes. That is why every game page here links to our PC Bottleneck Calculator and FPS Calculator, which estimate how your exact parts pair up at 1080p, 1440p and 4K.
To check every game below against your own CPU, graphics card and RAM in one go, use Can I Run It?.
Across the 16 games covered in 10 genres, the publishers of 9 recommend 16GB of RAM or more. The largest install is Baldur's Gate 3 at 150GB and the smallest is Minecraft: Java Edition at 4GB, so free storage matters as much as RAM when you plan a build.
All Games at a Glance
| Game | Genre | RAM (min / rec) | Install size | Recommended GPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Legends | Battle Royale | 6 / 8 GB | 75 GB | NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Role-Playing | 8 / 16 GB | 150 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super / AMD RX 5700 XT |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | Battle Royale | 8 / 12 GB | 116 GB | NVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD RX 6600XT / Intel Arc B580 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | Tactical Shooter | 8 / 16 GB | 85 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1650 / AMD RX 570 (our suggestion) |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Open-World RPG | 12 / 16 GB | 70 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER / AMD RX 5700 XT |
| Elden Ring | Action RPG | 12 / 16 GB | 60 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB / AMD RX Vega 56 8GB |
| Fortnite | Battle Royale | 8 / 16 GB | 40 GB | NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD R9 280 |
| Grand Theft Auto V: Enhanced | Open-World Action | 8 / 16 GB | 105 GB | NVIDIA RTX 3060 8GB / AMD RX 6600XT 8GB |
| Helldivers 2 | Co-op Shooter | 8 / 16 GB | 135 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600XT |
| League of Legends | MOBA | 2 / 4 GB | 16 GB | NVIDIA GTX 560 / AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
| Minecraft: Java Edition | Sandbox / Survival | 8 / 16 GB | 4 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 5600 XT 6GB |
| Overwatch 2 | Hero Shooter | 6 / 8 GB | 50 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1060/1650 / AMD R9 380/RX 6400 |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | Battle Royale | 8 / 16 GB | 50 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 580 4GB |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Open-World Action | 8 / 12 GB | 150 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 4GB |
| Starfield | Open-World RPG | 16 / 16 GB | 125 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2080 / AMD RX 6800 XT |
| Valorant | Tactical Shooter | 4 / 8 GB | 25 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 / AMD Radeon R7 240 |
Figures come from each publisher's own listing, linked on every game page. Install size is the larger of the minimum and recommended storage figures.