Can My PC Run DayZ?

Game details

Developer

Bohemia Interactive

Publisher

Bohemia Interactive

Released

13 December 2018

About DayZ

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Common questions about running DayZ

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a GeForce GTX 760 run DayZ?
• What else runs on 8 GB of RAM?
• Estimate DayZ performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for DayZ?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580

Processor

Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD R5 1600X

Memory

12 GB RAM

Storage

30 GB

Operating system

Windows 10 / 11 64-bit

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run DayZ?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the NVIDIA GeF named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

Keep checking

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