Elden Ring PC requirements: Recommended & minimum specs

Sam Smith
Elden Ring bear boss

Elden Ring is finally among us, but the question remains: can your PC handle FromSoftware’s brutal RPG adventure? Below are the minimum and recommended system requirements for a seamless PC gaming experience.

Thankfully, despite the game‘s impressive visuals and complex mechanics, Elden Ring’s PC requirements are more forgiving than one might expect. Released on February 25, 2022, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, as well as PS4 and Xbox One, Elden Ring caters to both current and next-gen consoles, making it accessible to a wide range of PC configurations.

In fact, some PS5 owners are worried that Elden Ring won’t look as good as the PS5 remake of Demon’s Souls, to which Elden Ring is a spiritual successor. Luckily, this isn’t something PC players of Elden Ring need to concern themselves with. Here are the minimum and recommended system requirements to run Elden Ring on PC.


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Elden Ring screenshot showing a battle on horsebackElden Ring’s open areas have stunning day/night cycles.

Elden Ring system requirements on PC

Below we’ll reveal the minimum system requirements to run Elden Ring on PC. We’ll also include the recommended settings to run the game in at the most ideal spec.

All figures come courtesy of publisher Bandai Namco and developers FromSoftware.

Minimum specs

Here’s what you’ll need to run Elden Ring on PC:

Hardware Requirement
CPU Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
RAM 12 GB
OS Windows 10
Video Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 3GB | AMD Radeon RX 580, 4GB
DirextX DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12.0)
Free Disk Space 60 GB
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Elden Ring’s open world is far more detailed than what’s come before.

Here are the recommended system requirements to run Elden Ring on PC:

Hardware Requirement
CPU Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
RAM 16 GB
OS Windows 10 / 11
Video Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, 8GB | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, 8GB
DirectX DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12.0)
Free Disk Space 60 GB

So, that’s what you’ll need to run Elden Ring on your PC. For more Elden Ring guides and news check out some of the articles below:

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About The Author

Sam is a Senior Games Writer for Dexerto specializing in Survival Horror, Diablo, Final Fantasy, and Soulslikes. An NCTJ accredited journalist, Sam also holds a degree in journalism from the University of Central Lancashire and has many years of experience as a professional writer. Being able to marry his love of writing with his addiction to video games was always one of his life goals. He also loves all things PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo in equal measure. Contact at sam.smith@dexerto.com