System requirements · PC

Black Mesa PC system requirements

Black Mesa needs at least a processor listed as “2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater”, 6 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater”, on Windows® 10 or Newer.

For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater”, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “4 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater”. It takes 20 GB of storage.

Black Mesa: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows® 10 or Newer Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater	3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater
Memory	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater	4 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
DirectX	Version 9.0c Same for both: minimum and recommended
Storage	20 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended
Network	Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended

How demanding is Black Mesa?

Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 39% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (6 GB).
Storage: Larger than 57% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (20 GB).

Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.

Other platforms

Linux and SteamOS

Black Mesa: Linux and SteamOS requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Ubuntu 14.0 or Greater Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater	3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater
Memory	4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM
Graphics	2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater	3 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
Storage	20 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended
Network	Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes	Does not support the Nouveau display driver Same for both: minimum and recommended