Star Citizen System Requirements: Can You Run It?
Star Citizen system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.
Your gaming PC configuration

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