Golf With Your Friends PC Hardware Guide
Official requirements explained
The official minimum for Golf With Your Friends lists an Intel i3-2100 or AMD FX-6300 at 3.1GHz or better for the processor, a GTX 460, Radeon 6870 or Intel HD Graphics 630 for graphics, 2GB of RAM and 4GB of storage. No SSD is required. In today's terms, the i3-2100 is a very old entry-level chip, the GTX 460 and Radeon 6870 are more than a decade old, and HD Graphics 630 is integrated graphics. In practice, the minimum means the game will run, not that it will run comfortably.
The recommended tier asks for an Intel i5-6600 or AMD FX 8350 processor, a GTX 960 4GB or Radeon R9 280 3GB graphics card, and 4GB of RAM. Storage stays at 4GB. On our tier scale, the i5-6600 and FX 8350 sit at the older entry-to-mainstream end, and the GTX 960 is an older entry-level card. The gap between minimum and recommended is mostly about GPU generation and VRAM, not a large CPU jump. Reaching the recommended tier gives a more stable experience, though it is not a performance guarantee.
The publisher does not list an SSD requirement, and 4GB of storage is small enough that it is not a concern on any modern system.
Recommended builds for three budgets
The entry build suits players who want to spend less or only play with friends now and then. Pair a GTX 1650 4GB or GTX 1660 with a Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i3-10100F, and go with 16GB of RAM. This leaves clear headroom above the official recommended tier and handles casual multiplayer sessions well.
The mainstream build is for players who want more room to raise settings and plan to keep the PC for several years. A GTX 1660 Super or RTX 3050 8GB paired with a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-10400 gives more cores and more VRAM, so multiplayer rounds with many players stay smoother.
The high-end build suits players who want future headroom or who run other demanding games and streaming alongside this one. An RTX 4060 or RX 7600 with a Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i5-12400 is well beyond what this game asks for, but it pays off if the PC has other jobs.
Graphics settings with the biggest impact
Golf With Your Friends is a light, stylised casual game, so its rendering load is modest to begin with. If you do need to adjust settings, the costliest options are usually shadow quality, volumetric lighting and fog, and post-processing effects. Shadows and volumetrics add the most work when many objects are on screen, so dropping them to medium is a sensible first step. Texture quality rarely affects speed much as long as you have enough VRAM, so you can usually keep it high.
Ray tracing, if offered, is generally not worth enabling in a game like this. The visual gain is small and the GPU cost is significant. Resolution scaling and anti-aliasing matter too; medium anti-aliasing is usually enough.
If your graphics card supports DLSS, FSR or XeSS, these upscaling techniques render at a lower internal resolution and scale the image up to your display. This can trade some image detail for smoother motion. Results depend on your card and on whether the game supports the technique, so check the in-game options.
Laptops and handheld PCs
Laptop graphics chips often share a name with desktop cards but perform noticeably differently. The main reasons are a lower power limit (TGP) and a smaller cooling system. A laptop RTX 3050 will usually trail its desktop namesake, so judge laptops against their own specifications and check the cooling. When gaming on a laptop, plug in the charger and set the power mode to performance; running on battery can cap the GPU and CPU.
Handheld PCs such as the Steam Deck or ROG Ally sit between a laptop and an entry-level desktop in capability. In general, they handle a casual game like this at a reduced resolution and medium settings, and their built-in performance and power controls help a lot. We do not have Steam Deck verification data for this title, so treat this as general guidance and rely on your own testing and the publisher's details.
Storage and memory
The official minimum is 2GB of RAM and the recommended tier is 4GB, but once the operating system, background apps and a browser are running, 16GB is a more comfortable target. Use dual-channel memory by installing matching sticks in the correct slots. This helps CPU integrated graphics and many processors move data more efficiently.
The game needs only 4GB of storage, so either a hard drive or an SSD will hold it. An SSD is not required, but it noticeably shortens load times and makes starting the game and switching scenes feel snappier. If you have space on an SSD, install it there.
Finally, keep some free space for system and game updates. A few gigabytes of headroom is a good rule of thumb so that updates do not fail for lack of room.