Can I Run Apex Legends PC?
Released in 2020, Apex Legends PC is an action adventure game built by Respawn. Publishing duties went to Electronic Arts. It offers cooperative play. With more than 1 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. The game ships for Windows alone. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. The base game is free to play, so trying it costs only disk space and download time. Steam lists support for 14 languages. There are 12 achievements to chase. Its Metacritic score stands at 88.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950 |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Ryzen 5 CPU or Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a science fiction setting. Play is structured around a shrinking play area. The publisher supplies 5 storefront screenshots of these environments. It is played from a first person view.
Why Apex Legends PC is demanding
The graphics requirement for Apex Legends PC is light. Hardware around AMD Radeon R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is enough, so Apex Legends PC runs on machines never bought for gaming. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Apex Legends PC at the floor and Apex Legends PC at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Apex Legends PC needs 64 bit Windows. Disk footprint is light, near 75 GB. Apex Legends PC needs only 8 GB of RAM. DirectX 12 is named, so Apex Legends PC expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Apex Legends PC?
Older hardware holds up here: Apex Legends PC runs on modest graphics, with AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950 enough to meet the minimum. Add 6 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Apex Legends PC needs about 75 GB of HDD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.58x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.45x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.64x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Apex Legends PC's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Apex Legends PC?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Apex Legends PC?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent; GPU: AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950; 6 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit Windows 10.
How much storage does Apex Legends PC need?
Apex Legends PC needs about 75 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Apex Legends PC?
The RTX 3060 runs Apex Legends PC comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Apex Legends PC?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Apex Legends PC is the GPU.