Can I Run Forza Horizon 6?
Released in 2026, Forza Horizon 6 is a racing simulation game built by Playground Games. Publishing duties went to Xbox Game Studios. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. It is localised into 23 languages according to the store listing. Over 78 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. It carries 57 achievements. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-8400 OR AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1650 OR AMD RX 6500 XT OR Intel Arc A380 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 167 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 22H2 (version 19045) or higher |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-12400F OR AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti OR AMD RX 6700 XT OR Intel Arc A580 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 167 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 22H2 (version 19045) or higher |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Forza Horizon 6 places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through circuits and tracks. There are 8 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Forza Horizon 6 is demanding
The ask Forza Horizon 6 makes is moderate. NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti OR AMD RX 6700 XT OR Intel Arc A580 lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. Forza Horizon 6 calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Forza Horizon 6 expects 16 GB of system memory. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Forza Horizon 6 at the floor and Forza Horizon 6 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Installation is large at roughly 167 GB, and an SSD is specified rather than suggested.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Forza Horizon 6?
Free up space before installing Forza Horizon 6: it needs roughly 167 GB of SSD storage. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, Nvidia GTX 1650 OR AMD RX 6500 XT OR Intel Arc A380 and 16 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Forza Horizon 6 needs about 167 GB of SSD of free storage.
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 Forza Horizon 6'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 Forza Horizon 6?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5-8400 OR AMD Ryzen 5 1600; GPU: Nvidia GTX 1650 OR AMD RX 6500 XT OR Intel Arc A380; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 22H2 (version 19045) or higher.
How much storage does Forza Horizon 6 need?
Forza Horizon 6 needs about 167 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Forza Horizon 6?
The RTX 3060 runs Forza Horizon 6 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Forza Horizon 6?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Forza Horizon 6 is the GPU.