Far Cry 4 System Requirements

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PC specifications

Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
CPU2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)
RAM4 GB
VRAM1 GB
Storage30 GB
DirectXVersion 11
NotesWindows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
CPU2.5 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400S or 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350 or better
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2 GB VRAM)
RAM8 GB
VRAM2 GB
Storage30 GB
DirectXVersion 11
NotesSupported video cards at the time of release: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better, GeForce GTX 700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, Radeon R9 series. Note: Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.

What we check

Our compatibility system compares your hardware against the game's published requirements using deterministic benchmarks — no AI guesswork.

CPU

Processor performance score compared to the game's minimum and recommended CPUs.

GPU

Graphics card benchmark score vs. the required and recommended GPUs.

RAM

System memory in GB — compared directly against the requirement.

VRAM

Dedicated video memory on your graphics card.

Storage

Available disk space. Some games require an SSD for loading performance.

SSD requirement

Far Cry 4 does not require an SSD.

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Far Cry 4?

To run Far Cry 4 at minimum settings you need a 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 CPU, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM) GPU, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB storage.

What are the recommended specs for Far Cry 4?

For the best experience, the developer recommends 2.5 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400S or 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350 or better, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2 GB VRAM), 8 GB RAM.

How much storage does Far Cry 4 need?

Far Cry 4 requires 30 GB of storage space.

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