Can I Run Dakar Desert Rally?
Saber Porto Ltd. released Dakar Desert Rally in 2022. It is a racing game, published by Saber Interactive. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Over 1 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It carries 55 achievements. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. 7 languages are covered by the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB)/ Radeon RX 570 (4GB) |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10, 64 bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790k / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB)/ Radeon RX5700 (8GB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10, 64 bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
Play is built around circuits and tracks. It is played in three dimensions. There are 10 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Dakar Desert Rally is demanding
The ask Dakar Desert Rally makes is moderate. GeForce RTX 2070 ( lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Dakar Desert Rally scales hard with the hardware you give it. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. Disk footprint is light, near 50 GB. Dakar Desert Rally calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dakar Desert Rally?
Older hardware holds up here: Dakar Desert Rally runs on modest graphics, with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB)/ Radeon RX 570 (4GB) 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 | Borderline | 1.1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Dakar Desert Rally'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 Dakar Desert Rally?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dakar Desert Rally?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD FX-6300; GPU: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB)/ Radeon RX 570 (4GB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10, 64 bit.
How much storage does Dakar Desert Rally need?
Dakar Desert Rally needs about 50 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dakar Desert Rally?
The RTX 3060 runs Dakar Desert Rally comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Dakar Desert Rally?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dakar Desert Rally is the GPU.