Can I Run Car Mechanic Simulator 2021?
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is a racing simulation game from Red Dot Games, released in 2021. PlayWay S.A. published it. It offers a single player campaign. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. With more than 36 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Completionists have 46 achievements to work through. It is localised into 17 languages according to the store listing. Only some of the game is mapped to a controller. The game ships for Windows alone. Its 5 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 4690 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 35 GB |
| OS | Windows(64-bit) 8.1 / 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6600K / AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 35 GB |
| OS | Windows(64-bit) 8.1 / 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in an open sandbox, moving through circuits and tracks. Play is presented in three dimensions. 32 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is demanding
Demand in Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is ordinary. The publisher has NVidia GeForce GTX 1070 in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 at the floor and Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 asks for 8 GB of video memory, so VRAM capacity matters here as much as speed. Disk footprint is light, near 35 GB. Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 expects 16 GB of system memory. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Car Mechanic Simulator 2021?
Older hardware holds up here: Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 runs on modest graphics, with NVidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.31x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.74x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.33x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021'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 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Car Mechanic Simulator 2021?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 4690 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X; GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows(64-bit) 8.1 / 10.
How much storage does Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 need?
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 needs about 35 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Car Mechanic Simulator 2021?
The RTX 3060 runs Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Car Mechanic Simulator 2021?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is the GPU.