Kingdom Come: Deliverance PC Hardware Guide
Official requirements explained
The official minimum CPU is an Intel Core i5-2500K at 3.3GHz or an AMD Phenom II X4 940. By today's standards that is a very old entry-level chip, roughly on the level of an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600. It means the game can start and be played, but it says little about how smooth or detailed the experience will be. The minimum GPU is a GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7870, both older entry-level cards that today sit around the integrated AMD Radeon Vega 8 level. Minimum RAM is 8 GB, storage is 70 GB, and an SSD is required.
The recommended CPU is an Intel Core i7 3770 at 3.4GHz or an AMD FX-8350 at 4GHz, which lands roughly around the Intel Core i3-4130 level today. It is only one tier above the minimum but offers clearly better multithreaded and single-core performance. The recommended GPU is a GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580, which are still older entry-level cards comparable to a GTX 1060 3GB. Recommended RAM is 16 GB, storage is 90 GB, and an SSD is again required.
For a player, the gap between minimum and recommended shows up mostly in visual detail and how much the game can handle in busy scenes. At the recommended tier you can expect to play most areas at the medium to high settings the publisher had in mind. At the minimum tier you will usually need to drop to low settings and accept more stutter and longer loading. The publisher did not list a higher-resolution tier, and our data does not say anything more about that.
Recommended builds for three budgets
The entry build suits players on a tight budget who mainly want 1080p. Pair a GeForce GTX 1650 Super with an AMD Ryzen 5 3500X, and 16 GB of RAM is plenty. This setup clears the official recommended tier by a comfortable margin, but at high settings you will still need to adjust for busy areas. It is a good choice if you want the game running smoothly first and do not need maximum detail.
The mainstream build is the best value for most players. Use a GeForce RTX 3050 8GB or a GeForce GTX 1660 Super, pair it with an AMD Ryzen 5 3600, and add 16 GB of RAM. This combination handles the open-world scenery and crowds comfortably at medium to high settings at 1080p, and leaves some room to upgrade later.
The high build suits players who want higher settings and a longer useful life. A Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti paired with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 gives you plenty of headroom to raise the settings, and 32 GB of RAM keeps multitasking and mod setups comfortable. This is well above the recommended tier and should absorb future updates and heavier mods without much trouble.
Graphics settings with the biggest impact
In open-world RPGs like this one, the settings that usually cost the most are shadows, volumetric lighting and fog, view distance, and crowd or simulation density. Shadows often have the largest effect because they multiply the number of draw passes, and view distance and vegetation add up across large scenes. If you need to free up resources, lower shadows and view distance first, since they usually change the picture less than texture detail does.
Volumetric effects, depth of field, and reflections fall into the middle tier. Reflections can often drop a notch without most players noticing. Texture quality depends mainly on how much video memory your card has; if you have enough, you can usually keep textures high because they affect performance less. Anti-aliasing is a matter of how much edge shimmer you can tolerate.
Upscaling technologies such as DLSS, FSR and XeSS work by rendering at a lower internal resolution and letting an algorithm reconstruct the image. When supported, enabling upscaling usually buys a fair amount of performance, at the cost of small changes in fine detail or some ghosting. Which one to use depends on your graphics card brand and what you prefer visually. Ray tracing is a heavy option; unless your card is in the high tier, it is best left off so the budget goes to shadows and view distance.
Laptops and handheld PCs
A laptop GPU with the same name as a desktop card often performs differently because of its power limit and cooling. A laptop RTX 3060, for example, may run at a lower power budget and therefore behind its desktop namesake. When evaluating a laptop, check its actual power and cooling specs rather than relying on the model name alone. Under long sessions, weak cooling can also cause clocks to drop and performance to sag.
Handheld PCs such as the Steam Deck or ROG Ally use integrated or mobile-class chips. In general, they are best played at lower resolutions and settings, often with upscaling or a frame cap to keep things steady. We do not have Steam Deck verification data for this game, so we cannot say how it performs on that device. Use the official requirements and your knowledge of handheld performance as a guide, and start with low settings.
Battery life and heat matter on portable devices too. Demanding open-world exploration drains power quickly, so plug in when you can and choose a suitable power profile.
Storage and memory
For memory, the official minimum is 8 GB and the recommended amount is 16 GB. On a current system, 16 GB is a sensible starting point that leaves room for the game and background apps. If you run many programs or use mods, 32 GB gives more breathing room. Use dual-channel memory with two matching sticks in the correct slots to get the most bandwidth.
For storage, the official minimum is 70 GB and the recommended amount is 90 GB, and an SSD is required. The main benefit of an SSD is shorter loading and fewer stutters while moving through the open world. An HDD is cheap per gigabyte but noticeably slows loading and is not recommended for this game. Leave more room than the recommended figure, because updates, caches and saves all take extra space, and spare capacity prevents installs and updates from failing.