Star Citizen System Requirements: Can You Run It?

- Developer:
- Cloud Imperium Games
- Publisher:
- Cloud Imperium Games
- Release date:
- 23 December 2017 (7 years ago)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.7 / 10 - not demanding
Official Star Citizen 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 requirements
Graphics card:
- DirectX 11.1 compatible Graphics Card with 4 GB VRAM
CPU:
- Quad Core CPU - Intel: i7 or later, AMD: Bulldozer or later
RAM:
- 16 GB
- File size:
- 100+ GB SSD
- Operating system:
- Windows 10 (Latest Service Pack) 64-bit
- DirectX:
- DirectX 12
Recommended requirements
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
RAM:
- 32 GB DDR4
- File size:
- 100+ GB SSD
- Operating system:
- Windows 10 (Latest Service Pack) / Windows 11 64-bit
- DirectX:
- DirectX 12
Star Citizen performance on your PC
Star Citizen performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Your graphics card can run Star Citizen at recommended settings according to Cloud Imperium Games.
Star Citizen performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 16.4x faster than Sempron 3850. Your CPU can run Star Citizen at recommended settings according to Cloud Imperium Games.
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