Can I Run Sniper Elite 5?
Released in 2022, Sniper Elite 5 is an action adventure game built by Rebellion. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Over 24 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Critics scored it 79 on Metacritic. Completionists have 71 achievements to work through. Steam lists support for 12 languages. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard. Cloud saves are enabled. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel CPU Core i3-8100 or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX12 capable GPU with 4GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 85 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel CPU Core i5-8400 or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX12 capable GPU with 6GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 85 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
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Setting and environment
Sniper Elite 5 places its action in the Second World War, and the player works through spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. The view is from a third person view. The publisher supplies 14 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Sniper Elite 5 is demanding
The install is small at roughly 85 GB. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. Sniper Elite 5 needs only 6 GB of video memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Sniper Elite 5?
Sniper Elite 5 targets a mainstream modern PC: DirectX12 capable GPU with 4GB VRAM and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to DirectX12 capable GPU with 6GB VRAM for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
Large install. Sniper Elite 5 needs about 85 GB of free storage.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Sniper Elite 5?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Sniper Elite 5?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel CPU Core i3-8100 or equivalent; GPU: DirectX12 capable GPU with 4GB VRAM; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.
How much storage does Sniper Elite 5 need?
Sniper Elite 5 needs about 85 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Sniper Elite 5?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Sniper Elite 5 is the CPU.