Black Mesa System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Black Mesa
Developer:
Crowbar Collective
Publisher:
Crowbar Collective
Release date:
5 May 2015 (10 years ago)
User score:
4.5 / 5 (352 votes)
Hardware demand level:
0.4 / 10 - not demanding

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Official Black Mesa system requirements for PC

To run Black Mesa, you'll need at least 6 GB of RAM and 20 GB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an E1-1500 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Sempron 3850 or better.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
Pass CPU:
2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater
Pass RAM:
6 GB RAM
File size:
20 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista or Greater
DirectX:
Version 9.0c

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
4 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
Pass CPU:
3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater
Pass RAM:
8 GB RAM
File size:
20 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows® 7 (32/64-bit) or Greater
DirectX:
Version 9.0c

Black Mesa performance on your PC


Black Mesa performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
recommended
Any

Your graphics card can run Black Mesa at recommended settings according to Crowbar Collective.



Black Mesa performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
minimum
E1-1500
recommended
Sempron 3850

Core i5-12400 is 16.1x faster than Sempron 3850. Your CPU can run Black Mesa at recommended settings according to Crowbar Collective.


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