DayZ is an open world survival horror video game mod for the 2009 computer game ARMA II and its 2010 expansion pack, ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead. It has been widely praised in the game media for its innovative design elements, with Kotaku and Eurogamer describing it as possibly the best zombie game ever made, and PCGamer saying it was one of the most important things to happen to PC Gaming in 2012. The mod was responsible for putting the three year old game into the top seller charts on Steam for over seven weeks, spending much of this time the top selling game, and is responsible for over 300,000 unit sales within two months of its release.

DayZ System Requirements

11 Oct 2019 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7/8.1 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4430
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 16 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
Additional Notes: Internet connection

Official Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD R5 1600X
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 25 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
Additional Notes: Internet connection

PC System Analysis For DayZ Requirements

DayZ requires a Radeon RX 580 4GB graphics card with a Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz or Ryzen R5 1600X processor to reach the recommended specs, achieving high graphics setting on 1080p. Also your PC needs 12 GB RAM to meet the rec specs and run at 60 frames. Minimum RAM requirements are 8 GB system memory.

FPS System Benchmark

70 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is DayZ for PC? DayZ is poorly optimized

3.2

Where does DayZ rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Shooter, Stealth, Horror

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Core i5-4430 3.0GHz

FX-6350

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2 GB

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16 GB

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4 GB

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25 GB

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DayZ PC Release Date:

13 Dec 2018

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13GB

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