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Sea of Thieves System Requirements

21 Mar 2018 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: “Windows 10 Anniversary” (1607)
CPU: Intel i3 @2.9GHz / AMD FX-6300 @3.5GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce 650 / AMD Radeon 7750
RAM: 4GB
DirectX: 11
VRAM: 1GB
HDD: 60GB @5.4k RPM
Edit: This is for 720p@30fps+.

Official Recommended Requirements

OS: “Windows 10 Anniversary” (1607)
CPU: Intel i3 @2.9GHz / AMD FX-6300 @3.5GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce 650 / AMD Radeon 7750
RAM: 4GB
DirectX: 11
VRAM: 1GB
HDD: 60GB @5.4k RPM
Edit: This is for 720p@30fps+.

PC System Analysis For Sea of Thieves Requirements

Your PC will need a graphics card thats as powerful as a GeForce GTX 1060/Radeon RX 470 4GB and it should be paired with either a FX-8150/Core i5-4690 3.5GHz CPU to match the Sea of Thieves recommended system specs. This PC setup will deliver 60 Frames Per Second on High graphics settings on 1080p monitor resolution. 8 GB will also be needed to achieve the Sea of Thieves rec specs and get 60FPS. Sea of Thieves needs a graphics card thats at least as powerful as a GeForce GTX 650 1GB/Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5 paired with Phenom II X6 1100T/Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz CPU to match the min specs. This PC setup will deliver 25-35 Frame Per Second at Low graphics setting on 720p resolution. You should also have 4 GB system memory for min specs. Your graphics card will need to be capable of running DirectX 11. We suggest a 5 year old PC to play smoothly.

FPS System Benchmark

70 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Sea of Thieves for PC? Sea of Thieves is well optimized

7.4

Where does Sea of Thieves rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Adventure, Online, Rogue-a-like

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GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

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Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz

Phenom II X6 1100T

GeForce GTX 650 1GB

Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5

1 GB

4 GB

Win 10 64

DX 11

60 GB

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Core i5-2500 3.3GHz

FX-8150

GeForce GTX 295

Radeon HD 7850

1.75 GB

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Win 10 64

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60 GB

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Core i5-4690 3.5GHz

FX-8150

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4 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 11

60 GB

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Sea of Thieves PC Release Date:

20 Mar 2018

Alternative Game Tags: Sea of Thieves, Sea Thieves, Thief of seas

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