Ahead of its launch on February 27, Capcom has revealed the Resident Evil Requiem system requirements. The bar to entry is higher than prior entries, but you won’t need an all-powerful rig to survive the horrors that lurk within the ruins of Racoon City and other shadowy corners.
You’ll find the minimum and recommended specs for the game on its Steam page, but I’ve also provided them in the table below. Suffice to say, even shambling zombies of PCs should be able to “enter the survival horror” without much trouble.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 11 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i5-8500 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Intel Core i7-8700 |
| RAM | 16GB | 16GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 6GB | AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB |
| SSD | TBC | TBC |
First up, you’ll need to run the game on Windows 11. A lack of Windows 10 support isn’t surprising, as the operating system was largely discontinued back in October. Unfortunately, macOS gamers hoping to play Resident Evil Requiem are out of luck for the moment.
The only exception to this rule could be via Linux translation layers, but there’s no word on compatibility for Proton right now. The last entry in the series, Resident Evil 4 (2023), was Steam Deck Verified, so there’s a decent chance this could remain the case with Requiem.
You’ll also need 16GB of RAM, regardless of whether you’re aiming closer towards the minimum or recommended specs. Thankfully, DDR4 is plenty-fast enough for Resident Evil Requiem, based on Capcom’s selections of CPUs.
Minimum
In terms of minimum specs, Capcom sets the processor floor for Resident Evil Requiem rather low with the Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i5-8500. Both chips are long in the tooth, respectively debuting in 2019 and 2017, and the latter even lacking hyperthreading. Suffice to say, if you’re rocking anything newer with six cores or more, you’re ready to leave the safe room.
In terms of graphics cards, you’ll want to arm yourself with rendering power that’s at least equivalent to an AMD Radeon RX 5500 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660. Like Capcom’s choice of CPUs, these GPUs are also rather old. Capcom hasn’t provided performance estimates for either pixel pusher, but I’d expect a similar profile to Resident Evil 4 (2023). We’re talking 1080p, ~45fps, using the game’s performance preset.
There’s no sign of how large a footprint Requiem will have on your SSD. For now, I’d suggest freeing up around 100GB of space to be on the safe side, as Resident Evil 4 (2023) took up just shy of 70GB.
While there’s every chance that Resident Evil Requiem will run on HDDs, I wouldn’t even consider installing the game on one. I’m confident that Capcom will have designed the game with solid state storage in mind, as that’s what all current generation consoles are rocking.
Recommended
Higher performance demands faster hardware, but one needn’t run in fear from Resident Evil Requiem’s recommended specs. Processor recommendations aren’t that far off baseline, including the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i7-8700. From this, I think it’s safe to conclude that the game won’t push modern entry-level CPUs such as the Ryzen 5 7600X or Core i5-12400 particularly hard.
For GPUs, Capcom recommends either a Radeon RX 6600 8GB or Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB. Shifting up to either of these cards will unlock ray tracing options, with the latter also benefiting from AI upscaling.
We know Capcom plans to support the full DLSS 4.5 suite, following a recent demo of Nvidia’s features running in Resident Evil Requiem alongside the game’s path tracing mode. There’s no confirmation of FSR or XeSS support, but both seem likely.
Importantly, 8GB of VRAM will seemingly be enough to get the game running at recommended settings. This means even the likes of the GeForce RTX 5060 and RTX 4060, as well as the Radeon RX 7600, should be able to play Resident Evil Requiem without chugging along.
As a long-time fan of the series, I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this latest entry like a ravenous undead. I’ve already secured my copy for launch, but you can pre-order Resident Evil Requiem now from Steam, the Epic Games Store, or the Microsoft Store. Alternatively, you pick the game up for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, or Xbox Series consoles.
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