Can My PC Run Dragon Age: Origins?

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Dragon Age: Origins PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU: Intel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent)
GPU: ATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB) DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 1 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz Processor or equivalent
GPU: ATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-17Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 6 November 2009

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What PC do I need for Dragon Age: Origins?

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

Graphics card: ATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz Processor or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Operating system: Windows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7

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Can my laptop run Dragon Age: Origins?

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 ATI 3850 512 MB 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.