Spec sheet · Action · 2021

Battlefield™ 2042 PC Requirements

To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Among the games we track, it is demanding.

Minimum GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Recommended GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
RAM
8–16 GB
Disk
100 GB

Which graphics cards clear it

All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.

63 Short of the minimum including the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
47 Minimum, not recommended from the AMD Radeon RX 560 ($99 at launch)
55 At or above recommended from the Intel Arc B580 ($249 at launch)

What the publisher lists

Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.

PartMinimumRecommended
Graphics card AMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 matches NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K matches AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Intel Core i7 4790 matches AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Memory 8 GB 16 GB
Video memory 4 GB 8 GB
Storage 100 GB 100 GB
Windows Windows 10 Same as minimum
DirectX DirectX 12 Same as minimum

Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest

Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.

Card1080p1440p4KAgainst the specs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 23148 Minimum
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 412615 Minimum
AMD Radeon RX 6600 513118 Minimum
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 513118 Minimum
AMD Radeon RX 7600 603722 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 603722 Recommended
Intel Arc B580 674224 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 744627 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 1076739 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 1147141 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 1148650 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 11410159 Recommended

Answers about Battlefield™ 2042 on PC

What is the lowest graphics card that runs Battlefield™ 2042?

The publisher's minimum is AMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

How much RAM does Battlefield™ 2042 need?

8 GB at minimum, 16 GB recommended.

How much storage space does Battlefield™ 2042 take?

100 GB of free space. An SSD will noticeably shorten loading at that size.

Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Battlefield™ 2042?

Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.

Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Battlefield™ 2042?

Yes, at the minimum spec: it clears the minimum card but not the recommended one, so expect lower settings.

If your PC runs Battlefield™ 2042, it also runs

Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.