Can I Run Battlefield 4?
Battlefield 4 is an action game from DICE, released in 2020. Electronic Arts published it. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Completionists have 67 achievements to work through. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Over 68 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. At 6 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. It is localised into 12 languages according to the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Processor (AMD): Athlon X2 2.8 GHz Processor (Intel): Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 3870 Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows 8 32-bit |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Processor (AMD): Six-core CPU Processor (Intel): Quad-core CPU |
|---|---|
| GPU | Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7870 Graphics card (Nvidia): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows 8 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a military setting. Play is structured around combat arenas. There are 6 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Battlefield 4 is demanding
Battlefield 4 takes about 30 GB of disk space. Battlefield 4 needs 64 bit Windows. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Battlefield 4?
Battlefield 4 targets a mainstream modern PC: Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 3870 Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7870 Graphics card (Nvidia): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: RAM
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Battlefield 4?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Battlefield 4?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Processor (AMD): Athlon X2 2.8 GHz Processor (Intel): Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz; GPU: Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 3870 Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 8 32-bit.
How much storage does Battlefield 4 need?
Battlefield 4 needs about 30 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Battlefield 4?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Battlefield 4 is the RAM.