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Elite Dangerous: Horizons
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Elite Dangerous: Horizons is a new season of major expansions for the incredible, connected, player-driven Elite Dangerous galaxy. Blaze a new trail starting now with Planetary Landings - Loot & Crafting, Multi-crew, Commander Creation and more to come.

Elite Dangerous: Horizons System Requirements

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: Quad Core CPU (4 x 2Ghz)
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 470 / ATI 7240HD
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available space

Official Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Quad Core CPU or better / AMD FX 4350 Quad Core CPU or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 770 / AMD Radeon R9 280X or better
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available space
Additional Notes: Supports HTC Vive, Steam VR and TrackIR

PC System Analysis For Elite Dangerous: Horizons Requirements

Elite Dangerous: Horizons requires a Radeon R9 280X graphics card with a Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz or FX-4350 processor to reach the recommended specs, achieving high graphics setting on 1080p. 8 GB will also be needed to achieve the Elite Dangerous: Horizons rec specs and get 60FPS. Minimum RAM requirements are 4 GB system memory. Your GPU is expected to be able to deliver DirectX 11. We suggest a 6 year old PC to play smoothly.

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10

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Elite Dangerous: Horizons System Requirements

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Minimum Requirements

Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

Phenom 9850 Quad-Core

GD CPU hardware score: 5

GeForce GTX 260

GD GPU hardware score: 3

512 MB

GD VRAM hardware score: 2

4 GB

GD RAM hardware score: 4

Win 7 64

DX 11

7 GB

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GD Adjusted Requirements

Core 2 Quad Q6400 2.13GHz

Phenom 9600 Quad-Core

GD CPU hardware score: 5

GeForce GTX 660 Ti

GD GPU hardware score: 5

2 GB

GD VRAM hardware score: 5

6 GB

GD RAM hardware score: 6

Win 7 64

DX 11

7 GB

Recommended Requirements

Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

GD CPU hardware score: 6

GeForce GTX 770

GD GPU hardware score: 6

2 GB

GD VRAM hardware score: 5

8 GB

GD RAM hardware score: 8

Win 7 64

DX 11

7 GB

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Elite Dangerous: Horizons PC Release Date: 16 Dec 2015

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