Star Citizen System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Star Citizen system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Star Citizen system requirements
Developer:
Cloud Imperium Games
Publisher:
Cloud Imperium Games
Release date:
23 December 2017 (7 years ago)
User score:
4.1 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run Star Citizen, you'll need at least 16 GB of RAM and 100 GB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an Core i7-860S is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Sempron 3850 or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
DirectX 11.1 compatible Graphics Card with 4 GB VRAM
CPU:
Quad Core CPU - Intel: i7 or later, AMD: Bulldozer or later
Memory:
16 GB
File size:
100+ GB SSD
Operating system:
Windows 10 (Latest Service Pack) 64-bit
DirectX:
DirectX 12

Recommended

Graphics card:
DirectX 12 compatible Graphics Card with 8 GB VRAM
CPU:
Quad/Eight Core CPU - Intel: i7 or later, AMD: Ryzen 5 or later
Memory:
32 GB DDR4
File size:
100+ GB SSD
Operating system:
Windows 10 (Latest Service Pack) / Windows 11 64-bit
DirectX:
DirectX 12

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
minimum
Any
recommended
Any

Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.



Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Sempron 3850

Core i5-12400 is 16.1x faster than Sempron 3850. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.


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