Below you will find the system specifications needed to run Star Citizen on your PC, as well as our system recommendations to give a better experience when exploring the 'verse. As the game is still in development, these minimum and recommended system specs may change in the future.
Minimum Requirements
Star Citizen requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
| OS | Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 (Latest Service Pack) |
|---|---|
| CPU | Quad Core CPU - Intel: Sandy Bridge or later, AMD: Bulldozer or later |
| GPU | DirectX 11.1 compatible Graphics Card with 3 GB VRam |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Storage | 83 GB |
Star Citizen is not available for macOS or Linux.
As of patch 3.11, Star Citizen requires a computer with the ability to run AVX instructions, which is noted above under the CPU requirements.
As of patch 3.17, Star Citizen requires DirectX 11.1 compatible graphics cards to run.
Regarding Windows 11 support:
Star Citizen will fully support Windows 11, however extensive testing and troubleshooting to ensure the game has proper compatibility in this operating environment is ongoing.
All technical issues found related to running the game on a Windows 11 operating system should be reported on the Issue Council so our teams can investigate and work through them while compatibility testing continues.
Recommended
For the best gaming experience when exploring the 'verse, we advise players have systems that meet or exceed the below specifications:
| OS | Windows 10 (Latest Service Pack) |
|---|---|
| CPU | Quad Core CPU - Intel: Sandy Bridge or later, AMD: Bulldozer or later |
| GPU | DirectX 11.1 compatible Graphics Card with 4+ GB VRam |
| Memory | 16+ GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 83+ GB SSD |
Star Citizen Telemetry Info
We offer a tool our players can use to get a rough estimate of the performance of most system configurations so they can get an idea of what to expect. This is the Telemetry Dashboard. Keep in mind that any individual system is unique and your performance may vary depending on a number of factors that can't be accounted for in this tool.
Click here to go directly to the dashboard page.