EVE Online System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: CCP Games
Publisher:: CCP Games
Release date:: 6 May 2003 (22 years ago)
User score:: 4.5 / 5
Hardware demand level:: 1.8 / 10 - lightly demanding
Ray tracing support:: Yes

Official EVE Online system requirements for PC

To run EVE Online, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 23 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 8600 GTS, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. As for your CPU, an Pentium Extreme Edition 955 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i7-7700 or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:: AMD Radeon 2600 XT or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS or better with at least 256 MB VRAM

CPU:: Intel Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz, AMD Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz)

RAM:: 4 GB or higher

File size:: 23 GB Free Space

Operating system:: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit

DirectX:: DirectX® 9.0c (included)

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 580 or better with at least 4 GB VRAM

CPU:: Intel i7-7700 or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.6 GHz or greater

RAM:: 16 GB or greater

File size:: 23 GB free space

Operating system:: Windows 10 64-bit

DirectX:: DirectX® 11 (included)

EVE Online performance on your PC

EVE Online performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060

minimum
GeForce 8600 GTS

recommended
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

60 fps @ medium
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.9x faster than GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. Your graphics card can run EVE Online at recommended settings according to CCP Games.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

EVE Online 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.

medium settings / 1080p

250−260