Counter Strike Global Offensive system requirements: can you run it?

Counter Strike Global Offensive
Developer:
Valve
Publisher:
Valve
Release date:
Metacritic score:
83 / 100
Our user score:
3.4 / 5 (16043 votes)

Official Counter Strike Global Offensive PC system requirements

These are the PC specs advised by developers to run at minimal and recommended settings. Those requirements are usually very approximate, but still can be used to determine the indicative hardware tier you need to play the game.

YesMinimum

Recommended

Yes Graphics card:
Video card must be 256 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
Graphics card:
no data
Yes CPU:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better
CPU:
no data
Yes Memory:
2 GB RAM
Memory:
no data
File size:
15 GB available space
File size:
no data
Operating system:
Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Operating system:
no data
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
DirectX:
no data

Your PC build in Counter Strike Global Offensive

Your GPU in Counter Strike Global Offensive

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

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
30 fps @ low
1024×768
60 fps @ medium
1366×768
60 fps @ high
1366×768
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080
60 fps @ QHD
2560×1440
60 fps @ epic
3820×2160

Counter Strike Global Offensive FPS benchmarks

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
20 FPS
medium settings / 768p
290−300 FPS
high settings / 768p
260−270 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
270−280 FPS
QHD / 1440p
230−240 FPS
4K / 2160p
150−160 FPS

Your CPU in Counter Strike Global Offensive

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

i5-12400

User rating

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3.4 16043 votes

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