Returnal PC System Requirements – minimum, recommended, and epic

The release of Returnal on PC systems worldwide is nearly here and players are now preparing their rigs for the previously exclusive PS5 title.

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As part of the lead up to its launch, Housemarque has finally released the system requirements needed to run the game. The necessary specs aren’t anything too surprising when taking other recent titles into account. Though if you do want to run it on its Epic settings, you will at least need to have a RTX 3080 installed in your system.

With that said, here are the complete system requirements for the PC port of the award-winning Returnal.

Returnal PC System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements

• GPU – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB)
• CPU – Intel Core i5-6400 (4 core 2.7GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (4 core 3.5GHz)
• RAM – 16 GB DDR4
• OS – Windows 10 64-bit (version 1903)
• Storage – 60 GB HDD (SSD Recommended)

Medium System Requirements

• GPU – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB)
• CPU – Intel Core i5-8400 (6 core 2.8GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (6 core 3.4GHz)
• RAM – 16 GB DDR4
• OS – Windows 10 64-bit (version 1903)
• Storage – 60 GB SSD

Recommended System Requirements

• GPU – NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super (8 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB)
• CPU – Intel i7-8700 (6 core 3.7GHz) / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (8 core 3.7GHz)
• RAM – 16 GB DDR4
• OS – Windows 10 64-bit (version 1903)
• Storage – 60 GB SSD

Epic System Requirements

• GPU – NVIDIA RTX 3080 (10 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16 GB)
• CPU – Intel i7-9700K (8 core 3.7GHz) / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (8 core 3.6GHz)
• RAM – 32 GB DDR4
• OS – Windows 10 64-bit (version 1903)
• Storage – 60 GB SSD

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Ray Tracing System Requirements

• GPU – NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti (12 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (16 GB)
• CPU – Intel i9-11900K (8 core 3.5GHz) / AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12 core 3.7GHz)
• RAM – 32 GB DDR4
• OS – Windows 10 64-bit (version 1903)
• Storage – 60 GB SSD

Returnal will be available on both Steam and the Epic Games store once it releases. However, it’s currently unclear if it will be compatible with the Steam Deck.

Returnal PC System Requirements FAQs

Is Returnal Unreal Engine 5?

No, Housemarque used Unreal Engine 4 in the creation of Returnal.

Is Returnal a PlayStation exclusive?

It will no longer be a PlayStation exclusive once it releases on PC system in February 2023.