Resident Evil 4 Remake: PC System Requirements—Minimum and Recommended
Capcom's *Resident Evil 4 Remake* was released on March 24, 2023, for PC, PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S, and it remains the gold standard for how remakes should be done. The game runs on the RE Engine and boasts excellent optimization—it will run even on fairly modest systems. Here are the official system requirements and a breakdown of whether your computer can handle it.
Official System Requirements for Resident Evil 4 Remake
| Minimum : 1080p, 45–60 FPS, “playable” | Recommended : 1080p, 60 FPS, High | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit (also Windows 11) | |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Graphics Card | GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB / Radeon RX 560 4 GB | GTX 1070 / Radeon RX 5700 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 | |
| Storage | ~68 GB (with the Separate Ways DLC — ~80 GB) | |
With ray tracing enabled, the requirements are higher: for a smooth gaming experience with RT, Capcom recommends the Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 2070 and newer. You should not enable RT on graphics cards with 4 GB of VRAM—you’ll experience significant performance drops.
Will my PC run Resident Evil 4 Remake?
A quick guide to popular graphics cards:
- GTX 1050 Ti / RX 560 / GTX 1650 — low to medium settings, 45–60 FPS at 1080p. The game is very forgiving on lower-end hardware;
- GTX 1660 Super / RTX 2060 / RX 6600 — high settings, a steady 60 FPS at 1080p;
- RTX 3060 Ti / RX 6700 XT — maximum settings at 1080p–1440p, including moderate ray tracing;
- RTX 4070 and above — 4K at 60 FPS on high settings.
The main bottleneck is video memory: if you max out the textures with 4 GB of VRAM, you’ll experience freezes. Keep an eye on the memory usage gauge in the graphics settings—the game itself shows how much VRAM the selected settings are using.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it run on Windows 7/8? No, only Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) are officially supported.
Do I need an SSD? Technically, no—the game runs on an HDD, but with an SSD, loading times are noticeably faster and there’s less on-the-fly texture loading.
Does it run on laptops? Yes, on GTX 1650 Laptop and newer—on medium settings. On integrated graphics (Intel Iris Xe), the game runs only on minimum settings with significant frame drops.
How big is the game? About 68 GB; with the “Separate Ways” expansion, it’s roughly 80 GB.
What about Resident Evil Requiem? The ninth installment in the series was released on February 27, 2026—it has higher requirements: a minimum of a GTX 1660 / RX 5500 XT and 16 GB of RAM; an RTX 2060 Super / RX 6600 is recommended.
See also
- Crimson Desert: PC System Requirements
- GTA 6: PC System Requirements — Forecast
- Gothic 1 Remake — Everything About the 2026 Remake of “Gothic”
- All games on GURUGAMER
Sources: Steam, Capcom’s official website