Can I Run Just Cause?
Released in 2015, Just Cause is an action adventure game built by Avalanche Studios. Publishing duties went to Square Enix. It offers a single player campaign. Over 103 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. There are 66 achievements to chase. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. Cloud saves are enabled. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. 10 languages are covered by the store listing. Its Metacritic score stands at 74.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500k, 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 3GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 54 GB |
| OS | Vista SP2 / Windows 7.1 SP1 / Windows 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required) |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) / AMD R9 290 (4GB) |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 54 GB |
| OS | Vista SP2 / Windows 7.1 SP1 / Windows 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required) |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in an open sandbox, moving through one continuous open world. 10 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a third person view. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Just Cause has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs.
Why Just Cause is demanding
The graphics requirement for Just Cause is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 ( is enough, so Just Cause runs on machines never bought for gaming. Just Cause takes about 54 GB of disk space. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. At 3 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Just Cause. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Just Cause?
Just Cause targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) / AMD R9 290 (4GB) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Just Cause'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 Just Cause?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Just Cause?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k, 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 3GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Vista SP2 / Windows 7.1 SP1 / Windows 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required).
How much storage does Just Cause need?
Just Cause needs about 54 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Just Cause?
The RTX 3060 runs Just Cause comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Just Cause?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Just Cause is the GPU.