System requirements · PC
X4: Foundations PC system requirements
X4: Foundations needs at least an Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5300 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) graphics card, on Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher.
For the recommended settings: an Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD equivalent processor, 16 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA RTX 3060 or AMD RX 6700 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) graphics card. It takes 35 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent | Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD equivalent |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5300 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) | NVIDIA RTX 3060 or AMD RX 6700 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) |
| Storage | 35 GB available space | 50 GB available space |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Minimum: 8 GB RAM (base game) / 16 GB RAM (with all expansions installed) | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system |
How demanding is X4: Foundations?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 45% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (8 GB).
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Storage: Larger than 75% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (35 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
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | SteamOS (64-bit) or Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel i5-4590 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent | Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD equivalent |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5300 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) | NVIDIA RTX 3060 or AMD RX 6700 or equivalent (Vulkan 1.4 support required) |
| Storage | 35 GB available space | 50 GB available space |
| Additional notes | Minimum: 8 GB RAM (base game) / 16 GB RAM (with all expansions installed) | Not listed |
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