Elden Ring system requirements: Minimum and recommended PC specs
Planning to play Elden Ring on PC? Here are the details you need to know.
We know what we will be doing this weekend — playing Elden Ring! But if you want to do the same, you'll need to know if your PC is capable of running Elden Ring at its minimum requirements or recommended specs.
Elden Ring is said to be as tough as Dark Souls in terms of combat, but with the open-world exploration offering something for all sorts of players to enjoy. So it is a game that everyone should be able to get something out of, and one with a world that looks to be as captivating as they come.
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Looking at the trailers, you might've thought that Elden Ring PC requirements would be very tough to match, but they aren't actually as bad as those glossy open-world gameplay shots might have made you think.
Elden Ring will be released on PC as well as on consoles, but what are the Elden Ring PC requirements that you need to know? Here they are below, so make sure you have a decent amount of space set aside for it.
Elden Ring PC requirements
Elden Ring System Requirements (Minimum)
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- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Memory: 12GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
- DirectX: 12
- Storage: 60GB
Elden Ring Recommended Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7 8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 1070 8GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB
- DirectX: 12
- Storage: 60GB
That's the ins and outs of playing Elden Ring on PC, but the game is also coming to consoles too. Both the PS4 and the PS5 will be home to it, while it is also making itself at home on the Xbox Series X/S as well as the previous range of Xbox One consoles - so plenty of ways to be able to play!
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