Elden Ring PC requirements: Recommended & minimum specs
From SoftwareElden Ring is finally among us, but the question remains: can your PC handle FromSoftware’s brutal RPG adventure? Below are the minimum and recommended system requirements for a seamless PC gaming experience.
Thankfully, despite the game‘s impressive visuals and complex mechanics, Elden Ring’s PC requirements are more forgiving than one might expect. Released on February 25, 2022, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, as well as PS4 and Xbox One, Elden Ring caters to both current and next-gen consoles, making it accessible to a wide range of PC configurations.
In fact, some PS5 owners are worried that Elden Ring won’t look as good as the PS5 remake of Demon’s Souls, to which Elden Ring is a spiritual successor. Luckily, this isn’t something PC players of Elden Ring need to concern themselves with. Here are the minimum and recommended system requirements to run Elden Ring on PC.
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Elden Ring system requirements on PC
Below we’ll reveal the minimum system requirements to run Elden Ring on PC. We’ll also include the recommended settings to run the game in at the most ideal spec.
All figures come courtesy of publisher Bandai Namco and developers FromSoftware.
Minimum specs
Here’s what you’ll need to run Elden Ring on PC:
Hardware | Requirement |
CPU | Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X |
RAM | 12 GB |
OS | Windows 10 |
Video Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 3GB | AMD Radeon RX 580, 4GB | Intel Arc A380, 6GB |
DirectX | DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12.0) |
Free Disk Space | 80 GB |
Recommended specs
Here are the recommended system requirements to run Elden Ring on PC:
Hardware | Requirement |
CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
RAM | 16 GB |
OS | Windows 10 / 11 |
Video Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, 8GB | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, 8GB | Intel Arc A750, 8GB |
DirectX | DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12.0) |
Free Disk Space | 80 GB |
So, that’s what you’ll need to run Elden Ring on your PC. For more Elden Ring guides and news check out some of the articles below:
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