Half-Life System Requirements: Can You Run It?

- Developer:
- Valve
- Publisher:
- Sierra Entertainment
- Release date:
- 19 November 1998 (26 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.7 / 5 (21 vote)
Official Half-Life system requirements for PC
To run Half-Life, you'll need at least 96 MB of RAM. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 1.80 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Pentium 4 1.80 or better.
Minimum requirements
Graphics card:
- 16mb video card
CPU:
- 500 mhz processor
RAM:
- 96mb ram
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows XP
- DirectX:
- no data
Recommended requirements
Graphics card:
- 32mb+ video card
CPU:
- 800 mhz processor
RAM:
- 128mb ram
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows XP
- DirectX:
- no data
Half-Life performance on your PC
Half-Life performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Your graphics card can run Half-Life at recommended settings according to Valve.
Half-Life performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 171.3x faster than Pentium 4 1.80. Your CPU can run Half-Life at recommended settings according to Valve.
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