Resident Evil 4 PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. Among the games we track, it is moderately demanding.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- RAM
- 8–16 GB
- Disk
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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 | AMD Radeon RX 560 with 4GB VRAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB VRAM matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 / Intel Core i5-7500 matches AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i7 8700 matches AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Video memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | Publisher didn't say | Publisher didn't say |
| Windows | Windows 10 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Ryzen 5 3600-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 30 | 19 | 11 | Minimum |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 54 | 33 | 19 | Minimum |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 66 | 41 | 24 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 66 | 41 | 24 | Minimum |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 78 | 48 | 28 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 78 | 48 | 28 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 87 | 54 | 31 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 96 | 60 | 35 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 87 | 50 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 92 | 54 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 112 | 65 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 76 | Recommended |
Answers about Resident Evil 4 on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Resident Evil 4?
The publisher's minimum is AMD Radeon RX 560 with 4GB VRAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB VRAM. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.
How much RAM does Resident Evil 4 need?
8 GB at minimum, 16 GB recommended.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Resident Evil 4?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Resident Evil 4?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Does Resident Evil 4 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 Resident Evil 4, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
