AlthoughBaldur’s Gate 3has been in Early Access for quite some time, new players may be wondering how hefty of a PC you’ll need to run it. Like any video game, Larian Studios’ latestBaldur’s Gatetitle has some minimum and recommended requirements for your PC specs to run it. No matter if you’re deciding between running it withVulkan or DirectX 11, here are all theBaldur’s Gate 3system requirements.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Minimum and recommended system requirements
Depending on what your PC specs are, you may be wondering how well your PC can runBaldur’s Gate 3.There are both minimum and recommended requirements for your computer. The former is what you absolutely need, and the latter is what would make the best experience. Even having specs above recommended would make for a great experience. Here are all theBaldur’s Gate 3system requirements, so you’ll know if you can run it smoothly on your PC.
Baldur’s Gate 3minimum system requirements
Surprisingly,Baldur’s Gate 3can run on your Mac. The only thing that Larian Studios states about theminimum settings for macOS is the fact that it’ll run at low to medium settings. At minimum, make sure you have aMacBook Pro that’s from 2016 or newer. Anything older than that will probably not run this game well.
Otherwise, players on a Windows PCat minimum need 8 GB of RAM, as well as CPUs that are at least around 10 years old. Basically, you can definitely runBaldur’s Gate 3on a lower-end PC, but it may need to rely on low and medium graphical settings.
Baldur’s Gate 3recommended system requirements
Looking at the recommended system requirements, you can see that some of these specs are fairly new. If you’ve built or bought your PC with the latest hardware within the last six years, you’ll be fine.Most of the recommended specs are only around 4 years old,which means you don’t need the most expensive PC on the market to run this game.
Although, if you want to run this on macOS, Larian Studiosrecommends you have a MacBook Pro from at least 2019. This will allow you to runBaldur’s Gate 3on high or ultra settings. Also, for both operating systems, the recommended memory doubles. Anyone planning to play this game on high settings will need a decent enough PC, but nothing too fancy. The only thing that may get in your way is the huge 150 GB of space needed for this game.
Baldur’s Gate 3is available onSteam.
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
