Can I Run Unreal Engine 5?
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Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU 2.5GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 with DirectX 12 support |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 8-core Intel i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen 7/9 3.0GHz+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or better with 8GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 200 GB NVMe |
| OS | Windows 11 |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Can you run Unreal Engine 5?
Free up space before installing Unreal Engine 5: it needs roughly 100 GB of SSD storage. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 with DirectX 12 support and 8 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Unreal Engine 5 needs about 100 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.47x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.83x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.37x |
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 states 1440p as the target, which is used 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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Unreal Engine 5'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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Can my PC run Unreal Engine 5?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Unreal Engine 5?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU 2.5GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 with DirectX 12 support; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Unreal Engine 5 need?
Unreal Engine 5 needs about 100 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Unreal Engine 5?
The RTX 3060 runs Unreal Engine 5 well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for Unreal Engine 5?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Unreal Engine 5 is the GPU.