System requirements · PC
Dying Light PC system requirements
Dying Light needs at least an Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) graphics card, on Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit.
For the recommended settings: an Intel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM) graphics card. It takes 40 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz | Intel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM DDR3 | 8 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM) |
| DirectX | Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 40 GB free space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectX® compatible Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported. Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Dying Light?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 77% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (40 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
Mac
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 @3.20GHz | Intel® Core™ i7 @4.00GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM DDR3 | 8 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon™ R9 M370X (2GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X (4GB VRAM) |
| Storage | 40 GB free space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Only AMD Radeon™ graphics cards are officially supported. Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit and newer recommended Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz | Intel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM DDR3 | 8 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM) |
| Storage | 40 GB free space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | JFS and XFS file systems are not supported Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Dying Light is also available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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