Can I Run DayZ?
Bohemia Interactive released DayZ in 2018. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports cooperative play. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. 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. At 8 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. It carries 13 achievements. Its Steam review count passes 384 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. 12 languages are covered by the store listing. The game ships for Windows alone.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4430 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD R5 1600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580 |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 / 11 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an outbreak scenario. Play is structured around hostile territory. 24 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why DayZ is demanding
The graphics requirement for DayZ is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580 is enough, so DayZ runs on machines never bought for gaming. System memory expectations are modest at 12 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Disk footprint is light, near 30 GB. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so DayZ at the floor and DayZ at the recommended tier are not the same experience.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run DayZ?
DayZ is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X, 8 GB RAM, about 25 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.89x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.06x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.47x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 DayZ'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for DayZ?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 270X; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does DayZ need?
DayZ needs about 25 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run DayZ?
The RTX 3060 runs DayZ comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for DayZ?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for DayZ is the GPU.