Can I Run Hunt: Showdown?
Crytek released Hunt: Showdown in 2019. It is an action game, self published by the studio. The game supports cooperative play. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Over 211 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. At 7 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Its Metacritic score stands at 81. It is localised into 14 languages according to the store listing. Completionists have 36 achievements to work through.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel CPU 7th Gen 7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, with a minimum of 4GB of VRAM |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64 bit |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel CPU 8th Gen 8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2700 |
|---|---|
| GPU | RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT, with a minimum of 8GB of VRAM |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 11 64 bit |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in the old west. Play is structured around tight tactical maps. There are 10 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Hunt: Showdown is demanding
The ask Hunt: Showdown makes is moderate. RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT, with a minimum of lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. At 12 GB, system memory is undemanding. The install is small at roughly 75 GB, on an SSD. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Hunt: Showdown. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Hunt: Showdown at the floor and Hunt: Showdown at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Hunt: Showdown asks for 8 GB of video memory, so VRAM capacity matters here as much as speed. DirectX 12 is named, so Hunt: Showdown 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 Hunt: Showdown?
Hunt: Showdown scales across a wide range of hardware. NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, with a minimum of 4GB of VRAM is enough to get in at minimum settings, while RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT, with a minimum of 8GB of VRAM and 8 GB of RAM is what it recommends for a smoother experience. Where you land mostly comes down to the settings you're willing to trade.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Hunt: Showdown needs about 75 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.06x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.6x |
| 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 well |
| 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 well |
| 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 Hunt: Showdown'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 Hunt: Showdown?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Hunt: Showdown?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel CPU 7th Gen 7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, with a minimum of 4GB of VRAM; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64 bit.
How much storage does Hunt: Showdown need?
Hunt: Showdown needs about 75 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Hunt: Showdown?
The RTX 3060 runs Hunt: Showdown comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Hunt: Showdown?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Hunt: Showdown is the GPU.