Can I Run Star Wars Squadrons PC?
MOTIVE released Star Wars Squadrons PC in 2020. It is an action simulation game, published by Electronic Arts. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Completionists have 47 achievements to work through. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. At 6 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Metacritic places it at 79. Steam lists support for 13 languages. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Its Steam review count passes 24 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now.
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 HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 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 HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Star Wars Squadrons PC places its action in space and the vessels that cross it, and the player works through open airspace. It is played from a first person view. There are 9 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Star Wars Squadrons PC is demanding
Star Wars Squadrons PC is undemanding on the graphics side. Its 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) target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Star Wars Squadrons PC. Star Wars Squadrons PC takes about 40 GB of disk space. Star Wars Squadrons PC needs 64 bit Windows. Star Wars Squadrons PC expects 16 GB of system memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Star Wars Squadrons PC?
Star Wars Squadrons PC 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 PC'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 PC?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Star Wars Squadrons PC?
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 PC need?
Star Wars Squadrons PC needs about 40 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Star Wars Squadrons PC?
The RTX 3060 runs Star Wars Squadrons PC comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Star Wars Squadrons PC?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Star Wars Squadrons PC is the GPU.