Baldur's Gate System Requirements: Can You Run It?

- Developer:
- BioWare
- Publisher:
- Black Isle Studios, Interplay
- Release date:
- 24 December 1998 (26 years ago)
Official Baldur's Gate system requirements for PC
To run Baldur's Gate, you'll need at least 16 MB of RAM and 320 MB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 1.80 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Pentium 4 1.80 or better.
Minimum requirements
Graphics card:
- DirectX video card with 2 MB
CPU:
- Pentium 166 MHz
RAM:
- 16 MB*
- File size:
- 320 MB
- Operating system:
- Windows 95/98
- DirectX:
- DirectX 3.0
Recommended requirements
Graphics card:
- DirectX video card with 4 MB
CPU:
- Pentium 200 MHz with MMX
RAM:
- 32 MB
- File size:
- 570 MB
- Operating system:
- Windows 95/98
- DirectX:
- DirectX 5.0
Baldur's Gate performance on your PC
Baldur's Gate performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Your graphics card can run Baldur's Gate at recommended settings according to BioWare.
Baldur's Gate performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 169.0x faster than Pentium 4 1.80. Your CPU can run Baldur's Gate at recommended settings according to BioWare.
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