Star Citizen System Requirements

20th May 2022 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

  • 100 GB storage
 

Recommended Requirements - Predicted

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X 8-Core 3.0GHz / AMD Ryzen R7 1700X
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB
  • VRAM: 4GB
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • HDD: 80 GB
  • DirectX 12 Compatible Graphics Card
PC System Analysis For Star Citizen Requirements
Your PC will need a graphics card thats as powerful as a GeForce GTX 970 4GB/Radeon RX 480 4GB and it should be paired with either a Ryzen R7 1700X/Core i7-5960X 8-Core 3.0GHz CPU to match the Star Citizen recommended system specs. This PC setup will deliver 60 Frames Per Second on High graphics settings on 1080p monitor resolution. Star Citizen needs a Radeon RX 470 4GB graphics card to play on low settings, with a Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz or Phenom II X4 940 processor to reach the minimum specs, achieving 30FPS on 1080p monitor res. You should also have 16 GB system memory for min specs. You will require a DirectX 12.00 GPU. To summarise, Star Citizen needs around a 9 year old PC to play at recommended settings.
FPS System Benchmark
79 FPS
High
Graphics Card
7.61
How well optimised is Star Citizen for PC? 2.8
2.8
Where does Star Citizen rank in the list of the most demanding games?
Genres: Shooter , Online , Sim , Management

System Requirements Report for Star Citizen

Recommended Graphics Setting: Medium

Processor:

AMD Ryzen R7 1700X
94

Graphics Card:

AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
44

RAM:

16GB
99

Report Analysis

GPU Performance:

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System Requirements Performance

Minimum System Requirements
Processor Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
RAM 16 GB
Recommended System Requirements
Processor Intel Core i7-5960X 8-Core 3.0GHz AMD Ryzen R7 1700X
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
RAM 16 GB

Projected FPS (Premium Feature)

Star Citizen System Requirements

Minimum
Recommended
Processor
Graphics Card
VRAM
3GB
4GB
RAM
16 GB
16 GB
OS
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows 10 64-bit
DirectX
11
12
HDD Space
80 GB
80 GB

Star Citizen PC Release Date:

2024

Alternative Game Tags: Star Citizen, freelancer, wing commander, chris roberts, star citisen

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