Pearl Abyss has officially confirmed the minimum PC hardware specs required to play its newest game

Crimson Desert is set to launch in just a couple of days worldwide, with the game being made available in the UK on Thursday, March 19. While the game will be available to play on PC via Steam or the Microsoft Store, not all PCs may be capable of running the game, even on low graphics and performance settings.

If you’re eager to play Crimson Desert but your PC has some parts you may feel are a bit outdated, don’t worry too much. The game’s developer, Pearl Abyss, has released its recommended specs to efficiently run the game, while also providing a minimum spec list, essentially providing a guide of the lowest specs possible to play the game.

Bare in mind that when running a game with a lower spec PC, some sacrificies may habe to be made in terms of graphics and performance. Despite this, Pearl Abyss has highlighted that even the lowest spec PCs can play Crimson Desert with 1080p graphics and 30 FPS, although there are some caveats.

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Crimson Desert will see players exploring and battling across the continent of Pywel with a new action-adventure focused experience. The title will also feature a medieval fantasy backdrop, with players taking control of Kliff, a member of the Greymanes clan.

The game represents a significant shift from its predecessor, with the emphasis seemingly placed on delivering a single-player experience rather than a massive multiplayer one. This suggests that prior familiarity with Black Desert isn’t necessary to appreciate the new release, as numerous early previews have revealed it takes place in an entirely separate fictional world.

PC specifications required to play Crimson Desert

According to Pearl Abyss, PCs with the relevantly mentioned hardware can play the game on the following graphics and performance settings. Bear in mind that these figures are based on Pearl Abyss’ internal testing results and your own indicidual performance may vary depending on your PC’s hardware and software configuration.

All of the following specs also require a minimum of 150GB of SSD storage, which Pearl Abyss has said is required.

Minimum

Performance: Upscaled 1080p (from 900p) with 30 FPS

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT or NVIDIA GeForce GGTX 1060

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel i5 – 8500

RAM: 16GB

Low

Performance: 1080p with 30 FPS

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel i5 – 8500

RAM: 16GB

Recommended

Performance: 1080p with 60FPS or 4K with 30FPS

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel i5-11600K

RAM: 16GB

High

Performance: 1440p with 60FPS

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel i5-11600K

RAM: 16GB

Ultra

Performance: 4K with 60FPS

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X or Intel i5-i3600K

RAM: 16GB