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Dead by Daylight PC system requirements

Dead by Daylight needs at least an Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120 processor, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB”, on Windows 10 64-bit Operating System.

For the recommended settings: an Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8300 or higher processor, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM”. It takes 50 GB of storage.

Dead by Daylight: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 10 64-bit Operating System Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120	Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8300 or higher
Memory	8 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended
Graphics	DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB	DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM
DirectX	Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended
Storage	50 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended
Sound card	DX11 compatible Same for both: minimum and recommended
Network	Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system With these requirements, it is recommended that the game is played on Low quality settings.	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

How demanding is Dead by Daylight?

Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 45% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (8 GB).
Storage: Larger than 82% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (50 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

Dead by Daylight is also available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation 5. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.