Counter-Strike: Source System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- Valve
- Publisher:
- Valve
- Release date:
- 7 October 2004 (18 years old)
- Metacritic score:
- 88 / 100
- Our user score:
- 4.2 / 5 (288 votes)
Official Counter-Strike: Source system requirements for PC
These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Counter-Strike: Source 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.
Minimum requirements
Graphics card:
- DirectX 7 level graphics card
CPU:
- 1.2 GHz Processor
Memory:
- 256MB RAM
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows 2000/XP
- DirectX:
- DirectX 7
Recommended requirements
Graphics card:
- DirectX 9 level graphics card
CPU:
- 2.4 GHz Processor
Memory:
- 512MB RAM
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows 2000/XP
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9
Counter-Strike: Source performance on your PC
Counter-Strike: Source performance with your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.
Counter-Strike: Source performance with your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
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