Mass Effect System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- BioWare
- Publisher:
- Electronic Arts
- Release date:
- 28 May 2008 (16 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.3 / 5 (55 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.1 / 10 - not demanding
Official Mass Effect system requirements for PC
To run Mass Effect, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 12 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 6100, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 7900 GTX. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Celeron 2.60 or better.
Minimum requirements
- Graphics card:
- NVIDIA GeForce 6 series(6800GT or better) ATI 1300XT or better (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)
- CPU:
- 2.4+GHZ Intel or 2.0+GHZ AMD
- RAM:
- 1 Gigabyte Ram (XP) 2 Gigabyte Ram (Vista)
- File size:
- 12 Gigabytes
- Operating system:
- Windows XP or Vista
- DirectX:
- no data
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or higher. ATI X1800 XL series or higher
- CPU:
- 2.6+GHZ Intel or 2.4+GHZ AMD
- RAM:
- 2 Gigabyte Ram
- File size:
- 12 Gigabytes
- Operating system:
- Windows XP or Vista
- DirectX:
- no data
Mass Effect performance on your PC
Mass Effect performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 44.3x faster than GeForce 7900 GTX. Your graphics card can run Mass Effect at recommended settings according to BioWare.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Mass Effect 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.
Mass Effect performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 135.3x faster than Celeron 2.60. Your CPU can run Mass Effect at recommended settings according to BioWare.
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