Baldur’s Gate 3 PC requirements: Recommended and minimum specs

If you’re about to boot up Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC, you might be wondering what minimum and recommended requirements are needed to run the game. So, here’s a full rundown of the PC specs.

After a long time in early access, Baldur’s Gate 3 has finally arrived on PC and before you can get started in the Dungeons and Dragons-inspired world, you’ll need to make sure your machine is powerful enough to run the game.

Larian Studios have revealed the minimum and recommended specs needed to play Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC, and we’ve got a full rundown of each for you in this handy guide.

Without further ado, here’s what you’ll need in order to run the game on PC.

Baldur’s Gate 3 PC System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel I5 4690/ AMD FX 8350
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970/ RX 480 (4 GB+ VRAM)
• Direct X: Version 11
• Storage: 150 GB available space

The minimum system requirements look pretty good. The processor and graphics requirements are quite low if you look at it off 2023 standards. The RAM requirement is also quite good as 8 GB is a bare minimum in the current day and age.

Recommended Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel i7 8700K/ AMD R5 3600
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics: Nvidia 2600 Super/ RX 5600 XT (8 GB+ VRAM)
• Direct X: Version 11
• Storage: 150 GB available space

The recommended requirements are quite hefty. The processor requirement is pretty good, but you need 16 GB of RAM to run the game. Apart from that, you need 8 GB or more VRAM which is very high even by modern standards.

This concludes our guide for the BG3 PC system requirements. For even more content on the game, check out our guides below:

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