Can I Run Dirt 5?
Codemasters released Dirt 5 in 2020. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. At 6 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. 9 languages are covered by the store listing. Its Steam review count passes 3 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Cloud saves are enabled. Its Metacritic score stands at 72. It carries 40 achievements. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD FX 4300 / Intel Core i3 2130 |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD RX 480 (DirectX12 Graphics Card) / NVIDIA GTX 970 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | 64-Bit Windows 10 (18362) |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3600 / Intel Core i5 9600K |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon 5700XT / NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | 64-Bit Windows 10 (18362) |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
Dirt 5 places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through circuits and tracks. 22 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a first person view.
Why Dirt 5 is demanding
Demand in Dirt 5 is ordinary. The publisher has AMD Radeon 5700XT / NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Dirt 5 at the floor and Dirt 5 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Dirt 5 expects 16 GB of system memory. The install is small at roughly 60 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. DirectX 12 is named, so Dirt 5 expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dirt 5?
Older hardware holds up here: Dirt 5 runs on modest graphics, with AMD RX 480 (DirectX12 Graphics Card) / NVIDIA GTX 970 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 | 1.17x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.66x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.29x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| 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 Dirt 5'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 Dirt 5?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD FX 4300 / Intel Core i3 2130; GPU: AMD RX 480 (DirectX12 Graphics Card) / NVIDIA GTX 970; 8 GB RAM; OS: 64-Bit Windows 10 (18362).
How much storage does Dirt 5 need?
Dirt 5 needs about 60 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dirt 5?
The RTX 3060 runs Dirt 5 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Dirt 5?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dirt 5 is the GPU.