Can I Run Star Wars: Squadrons?
Released in 2020, Star Wars: Squadrons is an action simulation game built by MOTIVE. Publishing duties went to Electronic Arts. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. It is localised into 13 languages according to the store listing. Critics scored it 79 on Metacritic. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Over 24 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Being 6 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Completionists have 47 achievements to work through.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Ryzen 3 1300X or better/i5 6600k or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon HD 7850 or better/GeForce GTX 660 or better |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Ryzen 7 2700X or better/ i7-7700 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon RX 480 (Non-VR/Minimum VR) or Radeon RX 570 (Recommended VR)/GeForce GTX 1060(Non-VR/Minimum VR) or GeForce GTX 1070 (Recommended VR) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Star Wars: Squadrons places its action in space and the vessels that cross it, and the player works through open airspace. The view is from a first person view. 9 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Star Wars: Squadrons is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Star Wars: Squadrons. Radeon RX 480 (Non-VR/Minimum VR) or Radeon RX 570 (Recommended VR)/GeForce GTX 1060(Non-VR/Minimum VR) or GeForce GTX 1070 (Recommended VR) scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Star Wars: Squadrons within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Star Wars: Squadrons needs 64 bit Windows. The install is small at roughly 40 GB. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Star Wars: Squadrons?
Star Wars: Squadrons targets a mainstream modern PC: Radeon HD 7850 or better/GeForce GTX 660 or better and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Radeon RX 480 (Non-VR/Minimum VR) or Radeon RX 570 (Recommended VR)/GeForce GTX 1060(Non-VR/Minimum VR) or GeForce GTX 1070 (Recommended VR) 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 | 2.07x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.17x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.52x |
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 well |
| 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 Star Wars: Squadrons'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 Star Wars: Squadrons?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Star Wars: Squadrons?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Ryzen 3 1300X or better/i5 6600k or better; GPU: Radeon HD 7850 or better/GeForce GTX 660 or better; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Star Wars: Squadrons need?
Star Wars: Squadrons needs about 40 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Star Wars: Squadrons?
The RTX 3060 runs Star Wars: Squadrons comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Star Wars: Squadrons?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Star Wars: Squadrons is the GPU.