Recommended Specs to Play Elden Ring

Console and PC System Requirements

Elden Ring - System and PC Requirements

Find out if your PC can run Elden Ring with this console and PC system requirements guide. Read on and learn what the minimum and recommended spec requirements are in order to play Elden Ring on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.

Elden Ring PC Requirements

Official PC Requirements Announced

On February 15, 2022, FromSoftware has revealed the official PC system requirements for Elden Ring on Twitter. The system requirements on the Steam page are still labled as TBD, however.

Minimum and Recommended PC Specs

Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows 10 Windows 11/10
Processor Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Memory 12 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 3 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580, 4 GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, 8 GB
DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12.0)
Storage Around 60 GB of Free Storage Space
Sound Card Windows-Compatible Audio Device

Although Elden Ring uses the same engine used for Dark Souls 3 and Sekiro, its minimum and recommended system requirements are considerably higher compared to the two games. PC players may need to upgrade their hardware to run the game at a decent speed.

Elden Ring PC Graphics Features

Maximum resolution Up to 3840x2160p
Framerate Up to 60 FPS
HDR Supported
Raytracing (via patch) Supported
Ultra-Wide Monitor Not Supported

Players can achieve the maximum graphical settings possible for Elden Ring, depending on the hardware that they have on their PC.

The PC version supports HDR, Raytracing, 60 FPS, and 4K resolution. It does not support ultra-wide monitors, however.

These graphics features require the latest GPU and CPU hardware available to achieve full graphical fidelity.

Elden Ring Console Requirements

Playstation Graphical Features

Max. Resolution Framerate HDR Raytracing (via Patch)
PS4 1920x1080P 30 FPS Supported Not Supported
PS4 Pro 3200x1800P 30 FPS Supported Not Supported
PS5 3840x2160P 60 FPS Supported Supported

All Playstation consoles support HDR at launch, although the PS4 and PS4 Pro have a 30 FPS cap and can only run at a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p) and 3200 × 1800 (QHD), respectively.

The PS5 version supports Raytracing via a patch, has a 60 FPS cap, and runs the game at 3840x2160 (4K resolution).

Limited cross-generation compatibility

The PS4 version can be ported to PS5 and the save data can be transferred as well. However, the PS5 version cannot be ported to PS4.

If you port your PS4 game to PS5 and continue to play from there, your save files cannot be transferred back to PS4.

Xbox Graphical Features

Max. Resolution Framerate HDR Raytracing (via Patch)
Xbox One S 1600x900P 30 FPS Not Supported Not Supported
Xbox One X 3840x2160P 30 FPS Supported Not Supported
Xbox Series S 2560x1440P 60 FPS Supported Not Supported
Xbox Series X 3840x2160P 60 FPS Supported Supported

Both the Xbox One consoles have a 30 FPS cap, and only the Xbox One X supports HDR. The Xbox One S can only run Elden Ring at a maximum resolution of 1600x900 (900p), while the Xbox One X supports up to 3840x2160 (4K resolution).

All Xbox Series consoles can run the game at 60 FPS, as well as support HDR. However, the Xbox Series X can only support Raytracing and display the game at 3840x2160 (4K resolution). The Xbox Series S is limited to a maximum resolution of 2560x1440 (1440p).

Xbox consoles are cross-generation compatible

All Xbox consoles have full cross-generation compatibility. This means that Xbox players can transfer save data from an Xbox One console to an Xbox Series console and vice-versa.

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