System requirements · PC
Resident Evil 5 PC system requirements
Resident Evil 5 needs at least an Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.4GHz or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better processor, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 9800 series or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better”, on Windows®10.
For the recommended settings: an Intel Core™ i5-3570 or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better processor, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA(R) GeForce® GTX 650 or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better”. It takes 15 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows®10 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.4GHz or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better | Intel Core™ i5-3570 or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better |
| Memory | 4GB or better Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | 512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 9800 series or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better | 512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA(R) GeForce® GTX 650 or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better |
| DirectX | DirectX 9.0c / Shader 3.0 or better Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 15 GB free hard drive space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectSound Compatible (DirectX 9.0c or higher) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Minimum 800 x 600 pixel resolution Keyboard and mouse | Minimum 1280 x 720 pixel resolution Keyboard and mouse, controller supported |
How demanding is Resident Evil 5?
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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 51% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (15 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
Resident Evil 5 is also available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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