DayZ System Requirements: Can You Run It?

DayZ system requirements
Developer:
Bohemia Interactive
Publisher:
Bohemia Interactive
Release date:
16 December 2013 (11 years ago)
User score:
4.4 / 5
Hardware demand level:
3.2 / 10 - moderately demanding
Ray tracing support:
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Official DayZ system requirements for PC

To run DayZ, you'll need at least 8 GB of RAM and 16 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce GTX 760, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon RX 580. As for your CPU, an Core i5-4430 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i5-6600K or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X
CPU:
Intel Core i5-4430
RAM:
8 GB RAM
File size:
16 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 7/8.1 64-bit
DirectX:
Version 11

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580
CPU:
Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD R5 1600X
RAM:
12 GB RAM
File size:
25 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 10 64-bit
DirectX:
Version 11

DayZ performance on your PC


DayZ performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon RX 580

GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.9x faster than Radeon RX 580. Your graphics card can run DayZ at recommended settings according to Bohemia Interactive.



DayZ performance on your CPU

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

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5-6600K

Core i5-12400 is 3.0x faster than Core i5-6600K. Your CPU can run DayZ at recommended settings according to Bohemia Interactive.


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