Counter-Strike System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Counter-Strike
Developer:
Valve
Publisher:
Valve
Release date:
1 November 2000 (23 years ago)
User score:
3.3 / 5 (1238 votes)

Official Counter-Strike system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Counter-Strike at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
16mb video card
Pass CPU:
500 mhz processor
Pass Memory:
96mb ram
File size:
no data
Operating system:
Windows XP
DirectX:
no data

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
32mb+ video card
Pass CPU:
800 mhz processor
Pass Memory:
128mb ram
File size:
no data
Operating system:
Windows XP
DirectX:
no data

Counter-Strike performance on your PC


Counter-Strike performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
recommended
Any
30 fps @ low
1366×768
60 fps @ medium
1920×1080
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080
60 fps @ epic
3840×2160

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Counter-Strike FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 768p
210−220 FPS
medium settings / 1080p
210−220 FPS
high settings / 1080p
210−220 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
210−220 FPS
4K / 2160p
190−200 FPS

Counter-Strike performance on your CPU

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

i5-12400
recommended
Core 2 Duo E4600

User Ratings

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3.3 1238 votes

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