STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl System Requirements: Can You Run It?

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl system requirements
Developer:
GSC Game World
Publisher:
GSC Game World
Release date:
20 March 2007 (18 years ago)
User score:
4.6 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, you'll need at least 512 MB of RAM and 10 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon 9600 TX, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 7950 GX2. 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 Core 2 Duo E6400 or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
128 MB DirectX® 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700/ATI Radeon® 9600
CPU:
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz / AMD XP 2200+
Memory:
512 MB RAM
File size:
10 GB available hard drive space
Operating system:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2)/Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
DirectX:
DirectX® 9.0c

Recommended

Graphics card:
256 MB DirectX® 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900/ ATI Radeon® X1950
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Memory:
1.5 GB RAM
File size:
10 GB available hard drive space
Operating system:
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2)/Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
DirectX:
DirectX® 9.0c

Performance on your PC

Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce 7950 GX2

GeForce RTX 3060 is 85.8x faster than GeForce 7950 GX2. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Core 2 Duo E6400

Core i5-12400 is 24.2x faster than Core 2 Duo E6400. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.

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