Baldur's Gate 3 PC Requirements: Larian's Award-Winning RPG Specs
Baldur's Gate 3 won Game of the Year 2023 and is one of the most demanding RPGs on PC. Here are the specs you need.
Baldur's Gate 3 PC Requirements
Minimum (1080p, Low):- CPU: Intel i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD RX 5500 XT 8 GB
- RAM: 8 GB
- Storage: 150 GB SSD
- CPU: Intel i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super / AMD RX 5700 XT
- RAM: 16 GB
- Storage: 150 GB NVMe SSD
- CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080 / AMD RX 6800 XT
- RAM: 32 GB
- CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K / AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4080 / AMD RX 7900 XTX
- RAM: 32 GB
Act 3 Performance Warning
Baldur's Gate 3's Act 3 (Baldur's Gate city) is notoriously demanding even on powerful hardware. The dense urban environment with many NPCs taxes both CPU and GPU significantly. If Act 1 and 2 run smoothly but Act 3 struggles, this is expected behavior — Larian has released multiple patches specifically targeting Act 3 performance.VRAM Requirements
BG3 at 1440p Ultra textures approaches 8 GB VRAM. A 6 GB VRAM GPU will have texture pop-in at higher quality settings. 8–12 GB is recommended for a smooth high-settings experience.Was this helpful?
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