Baldur's Gate 3 PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a AMD Radeon R9 Fury X. Among the games we track, it is moderately demanding.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
- Recommended GPU
- AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
- RAM
- 8–16 GB
- Disk
- 150 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM) matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 | Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 (8GB+ of VRAM) matches AMD Radeon R9 Fury X |
| Processor | Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite matches AMD FX-8350 | Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600 matches AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
| Memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Video memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB | 150 GB |
| Windows | Windows 10 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 32 | 20 | 12 | Minimum |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 57 | 35 | 20 | Minimum |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 69 | 43 | 25 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 69 | 43 | 25 | Minimum |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 75 | 51 | 30 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 75 | 51 | 30 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 75 | 57 | 33 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 75 | 63 | 37 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 75 | 75 | 53 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 75 | 75 | 57 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 75 | 75 | 68 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 75 | 75 | 75 | Recommended |
Answers about Baldur's Gate 3 on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Baldur's Gate 3?
The publisher's minimum is Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM). The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770.
How much RAM does Baldur's Gate 3 need?
8 GB at minimum, 16 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Baldur's Gate 3 take?
150 GB of free space. An SSD will noticeably shorten loading at that size.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Baldur's Gate 3?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Baldur's Gate 3?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Does Baldur's Gate 3 support DLSS or FSR?
It supports NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR. Turning it on is the cheapest way to more frames on a card near the minimum.
If your PC runs Baldur's Gate 3, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
