Elite: Dangerous System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- Frontier Developments
- Publisher:
- Frontier Developments
- Release date:
- 2 April 2015 (9 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.4 / 5 (157 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 1.7 / 10 - lightly demanding
Official Elite: Dangerous system requirements for PC
To run Elite: Dangerous, you'll need at least 6 GB of RAM and 25 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon R7 240, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 770. As for your CPU, an A6-5400K is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an FX-4350 or better.
Minimum requirements
- Graphics card:
- Nvidia GTX 470/AMD R7 240
- CPU:
- Quad Core CPU (4 x 2Ghz)
- RAM:
- 6 GB RAM
- File size:
- 25 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
- DirectX:
- Version 11
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- Nvidia GTX 770 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
- CPU:
- Intel Core i7-3770K Quad Core CPU or better / AMD FX 4350 Quad Core CPU or better
- RAM:
- 8 GB RAM
- File size:
- 25 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
- DirectX:
- Version 11
Elite: Dangerous performance on your PC
Elite: Dangerous performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 2.9x faster than GeForce GTX 770. Your GPU can run Elite: Dangerous at recommended settings.
Elite: Dangerous performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 5.8x faster than FX-4350. Your CPU can run Elite: Dangerous at recommended settings.
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