Baldur's Gate 3: System Requirements
Baldur's Gate 3 has moderate requirements and runs well on most modern PCs — with one catch: Act 3, in the Lower City, is CPU-heavy and drops frame rates even on strong cards. Below are Larian's official minimum and recommended requirements from Steam; then pick your CPU and GPU to estimate, from real data, your FPS in BG3. An SSD and 150 GB of space are required.
Can your PC run it?
Pick your processor and graphics card — get the estimated average FPS and 1% lows for this game, from real benchmark data.
System requirements
Recommended hardware
A balanced-load game — most current mid-to-upper-range graphics cards run it comfortably at high settings.
Other game requirements
Frequently asked questions
What GPU do you need for BG3?
Per Steam, the minimum is a GTX 970 / RX 480 / Arc A380 (4 GB VRAM) and the recommended card is an RTX 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Arc A580 (8 GB). There is no ray tracing — most current mid-range cards run it comfortably at 1080p and 1440p.
How much RAM does BG3 need?
Steam lists 8 GB minimum and 16 GB recommended. For Act 3 and co-op, 16 GB is the comfortable choice.
Why does FPS drop in Act 3?
The Lower City in Act 3 is very CPU-heavy due to NPC density and simulation. The drop hits weaker CPUs hardest — there, your processor matters more than your graphics card.
Can my PC run BG3?
Drop your CPU and GPU into the calculator above — it estimates the average FPS and 1% lows for Baldur's Gate 3 from real benchmark data, instantly.