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Garry's Mod PC system requirements

Garry's Mod needs at least a processor listed as “2 GHz Processor or better”, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “1GB dedicated VRAM or better”, on Windows® 10.

For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “2.5 GHz Processor or better”, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “4GB dedicated VRAM or better”. It takes 10 GB of storage.

Minimum and recommended requirements

Garry's Mod: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
MinimumRecommended
Operating system Windows® 10Windows® 10/11
Processor 2 GHz Processor or better2.5 GHz Processor or better
Memory 4 GB RAM8 GB RAM
Graphics 1GB dedicated VRAM or better4GB dedicated VRAM or better
DirectX Version 9.0c Same for both: minimum and recommended
Storage 10 GB available space25 GB available space
Sound card DirectX® 9 compatibleNot listed
Network Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes Mouse, Keyboard, MonitorNot listed

How demanding is Garry's Mod?

  • 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).

  • Storage: Larger than 40% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (10 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

Garry's Mod: macOS requirements
MinimumRecommended
Operating system OS X version Snow Leopard 10.6.3Latest OS X version
Processor 2 GHz Processor or better2.5 GHz Processor or better
Memory 4 GB RAM8 GB RAM
Graphics 1GB dedicated VRAM or better4GB dedicated VRAM or better
Storage 10 GB available space25 GB available space
Network Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes Mouse, Keyboard, MonitorNot listed

Linux and SteamOS

Garry's Mod: Linux and SteamOS requirements
MinimumRecommended
Operating system Ubuntu 12.04Latest Ubuntu
Processor 2 GHz Processor or better2.5 GHz Processor or better
Memory 4 GB RAM8 GB RAM
Graphics 1GB dedicated VRAM or better4GB dedicated VRAM or better
Storage 10 GB available space25 GB available space
Network Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes Mouse, Keyboard, MonitorNot listed

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