Judgment PC Hardware Guide
Official requirements explained
The official minimum for Judgment lists an Intel Core i5-3470 at 3.2 GHz or an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 at 3.1 GHz, paired with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB or AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB. It asks for 8GB of RAM and 40GB of storage. An SSD is not required. The CPUs sit in the older entry band, and the GPUs are both several years old and fall in the entry tier.
The recommended level lists an Intel Core i7-4790 at 3.6 GHz or an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 at 3.2 GHz, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB. RAM stays at 8GB, storage rises to 60GB, and again no SSD is required. On our tier scale the RTX 2060 is roughly a GTX 1080 class mainstream card, so the recommended tier is a clear step up from the minimum, mostly in video memory: 2GB versus 6GB or more.
In practice, the gap between minimum and recommended is felt most in the graphics card and its VRAM. A card that only meets the minimum will usually run the game, but you should expect lower resolution and reduced settings. A card that meets the recommended level gives you more room for higher quality. The CPU difference is smaller. Since the recommended storage figure is larger, leave some spare space rather than installing to the exact minimum.
No level is listed for components the publisher did not mention, so treat the official figures as the baseline for comparison rather than a guarantee of any particular experience.
Recommended builds for three budgets
The entry build pairs an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB or GTX 1660 with an AMD Ryzen 5 3500X or Intel Core i5-10400F, and 16GB of RAM. Both the video memory and the processing power sit comfortably above the official minimum. This suits a player who wants to aim at 1080p with a budget and is willing to use medium to low settings.
The mainstream build uses an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600, with an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-10400, again with 16GB of RAM. This tier can reasonably clear the official recommended level and suits someone who wants higher settings at 1080p without spending heavily.
The high-end build centres on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, with an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or Intel Core i7-11700K and 32GB of RAM. This is far above the recommended level and is for players who want higher resolution or higher quality, or who run other software alongside the game and want headroom.
Graphics settings with the biggest impact
In a game like this, the settings that usually cost the most are shadow quality, volumetric lighting and fog, crowd or simulation density, and view distance. Shadows and volumetrics are expensive to compute, so they are the first place to adjust. View distance changes how far detail draws, but in an urban setting lowering it rarely costs much visually.
Ray tracing is an optional enhancement here. If your graphics card has limited ray tracing capability, turn it off or use its lowest option and spend the budget on resolution and core quality instead. Texture quality mostly affects VRAM use. If you have enough video memory, a high texture setting usually does not slow things down much, but running out of VRAM causes stutter, so check this carefully on cards with less memory.
Upscaling technologies such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS render at a lower internal resolution and scale the image up. This is a common way to gain smoothness. Quality modes generally lose less detail, while balanced or performance modes trade more image quality for speed. Check the game's settings menu for which options are available on your hardware.
Laptops and handheld PCs
A laptop GPU shares a name with its desktop counterpart, such as an RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, but it usually runs on a lower power limit (TGP) and a more restricted cooling system, so it performs below the desktop version. When comparing laptops, look at the power limit listed for that specific model rather than the name alone. Poor cooling can also cause throttling during long sessions.
Handheld PCs such as the Steam Deck or ROG Ally are low-power devices that generally sit between entry and low-mid desktop performance. Lower the resolution and graphics settings, and use the built-in frame cap or scaling options where available. We do not have Steam Deck verification data for this title, so we cannot give a compatibility rating for that platform. Judge it against the official requirements and the handheld's specifications.
When playing on a laptop or handheld, running on mains power usually keeps performance more consistent and avoids battery-mode limits. If the display has a high refresh rate, consider capping the frame rate to match it, which reduces unnecessary power draw and heat.
Storage and memory
The official minimum and recommended levels both list 8GB of RAM, but on modern systems 8GB is tight once the operating system and background programs are running. We suggest at least 16GB, and 32GB if you keep other applications or streaming software open. Install memory in dual-channel configuration so the extra bandwidth is actually used.
For storage, the official figures are 40GB at minimum and 60GB recommended. Install sizes can grow with updates, so leave more room than the recommended number. An SSD is not required, but it noticeably shortens loading times and reduces stutter when assets are streamed in. If your budget allows, an SSD is worth choosing.
A hard drive can still run the game, just with longer load times. Whichever drive you use, keep plenty of free space so the system has room for shader caches and updates.