Counter-Strike: Source System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- Valve
- Publisher:
- Valve
- Release date:
- 7 October 2004 (19 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.2 / 5 (468 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 on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Your graphics card can run Counter-Strike: Source at recommended settings according to Valve.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Counter-Strike: Source 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.
Counter-Strike: Source performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 24.6x faster than Celeron E3300. Your CPU can run Counter-Strike: Source at recommended settings according to Valve.
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