Can I Run Dark Zone?
Action, horror, and a truth drenched in blood.Survival is just the beginning. Are you ready to face what lurks in the dark?Plunge into a world devastated by a relentless epidemic that has transformed...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-9100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2300X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB VRAM) |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD / Intel CPU running at 3.6 GHz or higher: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel i5-8600K or newer |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB or AMD RX Vega 56 8GB or newer |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Can you run Dark Zone?
Older hardware holds up here: Dark Zone runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB VRAM) enough to meet the minimum. Add 4 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 | 1.36x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.77x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.34x |
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 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 Dark Zone'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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The Last of Us Part IFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Dark Zone?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dark Zone?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-9100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2300X; GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB VRAM); 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Dark Zone need?
Dark Zone needs about 30 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dark Zone?
The RTX 3060 runs Dark Zone comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Dark Zone?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dark Zone is the GPU.