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System Shock PC system requirements

System Shock needs at least an Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better processor, 4 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better graphics card, on Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only).

For the recommended settings: an Intel Core i7-3770/AMD FX-8350 or better processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better graphics card. It takes 10 GB of storage.

System Shock: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only) Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better	Intel Core i7-3770/AMD FX-8350 or better
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better	NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better
DirectX	Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended
Storage	10 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Same for both: minimum and recommended

How demanding is System Shock?

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

Linux and SteamOS

System Shock: Linux and SteamOS requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / Linux Mint 17.3 (64-bit only)	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / Linux Mint 18 (64-bit only)
Processor	Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better	Intel Core i7-3770/AMD FX-8350 or better
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better. Proprietary drivers only.	NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better. Proprietary drivers only.
Storage	2 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended

System Shock is also available on Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.