Larian Studios · 2023 · Role-Playing
Baldur’s Gate 3 is Larian Studios’ turn-based RPG built on a heavily modified Divinity engine, with large, detailed environments and hundreds of interactive systems running simultaneously even outside combat.
Its requirements and installed size are on the heavier end of this list, particularly for RAM and storage, reflecting the sheer amount of simulated content in every scene.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD FX-8350 | Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB / AMD RX 480 4GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super / AMD RX 5700 XT |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB | 150 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
Source: the publisher's own officially listed system requirements (view source). Actual performance still depends on drivers, background load and in-game settings.
Want to know how YOUR specific CPU and GPU actually pair up, not just whether you clear the minimum?
Test Your ConfigurationParty-based RPGs generally favor the CPU for game logic, dialogue systems and companion AI running underneath the scene, while the GPU workload scales heavily with visual settings — it is usually safe to drop GPU-heavy settings here without hurting the actual gameplay experience.
The jump from 8GB to 16GB of RAM between the minimum and recommended spec is where Baldur's Gate 3 stops paging textures and level data from disk mid-play — below 16GB, that shows up as short stutters and pop-in rather than a flat drop in average framerate. At roughly 150GB, plan storage for Baldur's Gate 3 the same way you would for any modern title: an NVMe SSD keeps load times and texture streaming noticeably smoother than a hard drive at the same free-space total.
8GB is the publisher's stated minimum, meaning Baldur's Gate 3 will start and run, but 16GB (the recommended figure) avoids the stuttering that comes from paging assets off your storage drive mid-session. Use our RAM calculator to check your exact total against everything else you run alongside it.
For Baldur's Gate 3, the GPU is the more common limiting part at higher resolutions and settings — our PC Bottleneck Calculator breaks this down by your exact CPU and GPU pairing instead of a generic rule of thumb.
Plan for at least 150GB free, not exactly 150GB — day-one patches, DLC and shader/texture caches routinely add several more gigabytes after install. Our Storage Calculator can help you plan an upgrade if you are close to full.