What's the minimum gaming PC for Assetto Corsa EVO?

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB and 16GB of RAM hits 1080p/60 on high settings.

Is Assetto Corsa EVO CPU-heavy or GPU-heavy?

Assetto Corsa EVO is primarily GPU-bound. Prioritise the graphics card; a mid-range CPU like the Ryzen 5 7600 will keep up at 1080p/60.

Do I need ray tracing for Assetto Corsa EVO?

Assetto Corsa EVO does not require ray tracing. Any current-generation GPU will deliver the intended visual experience.

How much RAM do I need?

For Assetto Corsa EVO, 32GB is the sensible answer in 2026. 16GB still works for the budget tier but limits future-proofing.

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Best gaming PC for Assetto Corsa EVO (2026)

For Assetto Corsa EVO, we'd build the CREATE Racing Simulator PC at £3,696 (RTX 5070 Ti 16GB) for high-refresh 1080p, up to the CREATE LE MANS at £7,963 with RTX 5090 32GB for 4K with everything on. Prefer to build it yourself? The component tiers are further down, where RTX 5050 8GB is the sensible floor.

The PCs we'd actually build for Assetto Corsa EVO

These are real machines from Create PCs, the UK builder we run, ordered cheapest first, £3,696 to £7,963 depending on the resolution and frame rate you're targeting. Specifications and prices are live, and each link lands on that exact build.

CREATE Racing Simulator PC

Mid-high

£3,696

CPU: Intel 20 Core Ultra 7 265 Desktop CPU/Processor
GPU: PALIT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GamingPro-S Blackwell Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
Storage: Sandisk Black SN850X 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5

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CREATE GT3

High-end

£4,793

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core AM5 CPU/Processor
GPU: ASUS ProArt NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB OC Blackwell Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Grey 32GB 6000MHz Dual Profile DDR5 Memory Kit
Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe 2.0 M.2 SSD / Solid State Drive

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CREATE LE MANS

Flagship

£7,963

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16 Core AM5 CPU/Processor Retail
GPU: ASUS ROG ASTRAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GAMING OC Blackwell Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Grey 64GB 6000MHz Dual Profile DDR5 Memory Kit
Storage: Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 NVMe 2.0 SSD / Solid State Drive

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Prices from Create PCs, the UK builder we run, and include VAT. They're the price shown on arrival, not a teaser, but components get repriced, so treat them as current rather than fixed. Custom-built machines start around £2,400; below that a self-build is usually the better answer, and we say so on our budget guides.

What to expect at each resolution

1080p: High, 144+ fps; RTX 5060
1440p: High, 100+ fps single screen; RTX 5070 / RX 9070
4K / Triple-screen: High, 60+ fps; RTX 5080 / RX 9070 XT

Building it yourself: the four tiers for Assetto Corsa EVO

Custom-built machines start around £2,400. Below that, a self-build is the better answer, so here are the component tiers we'd put together at each level, no assembly service, but far more performance per pound.

Budget

1080p · 60fps

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD

1080p at 60fps on medium to high, single screen. Kunos publish an unusually high floor for this one: the minimum spec asks for an i7 8700K and 16GB, and it states outright that an SSD is required. That is not boilerplate, because the recommended figures describe circuit driving and the free-roam region is considerably heavier. If you have one upgrade to spend, make it 32GB of memory rather than a bigger graphics card. Budget 100GB of drive space.

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Mid-tier

1440p · 100fps

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
RAM: 32 GB
Storage: 2TB NVMe SSD

1440p at 100fps on high, on one screen. Note the target: 100 rather than the 144 we would quote for F1 25, and that gap is the honest measure of how much more work EVO does. The 16GB card matters here because the open world holds far more in memory than a track does, and 32GB of system memory stops the streaming stutter that 16GB invites.

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High-end

1440p · 144fps

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM: 32 GB
Storage: 2TB NVMe SSD

The tier we would actually buy for EVO, and the one to pick for triple screens or VR. Kunos list SteamVR, Oculus and OpenXR support, and a headset roughly doubles the rendering load. The 9800X3D is the deliberate choice rather than a more expensive GPU: full grids and free roam are limited by the processor, and the extra cache is worth more than the frames a bigger card would add.

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Enthusiast

4K · 120fps

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
RAM: 64 GB
Storage: 4TB NVMe SSD

4K or triple 1440p with settings maxed, and enough spare capacity that a future update cannot undo the purchase. One caveat worth stating plainly: EVO arrived in early access in January 2025 and its performance has moved with each build, so treat any specific frame rate as a snapshot. Spending here is easiest to justify if the same machine also runs iRacing, Le Mans Ultimate or ACC on a wide rig.

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What Assetto Corsa EVO actually demands from your PC

Steam's recommended spec for Assetto Corsa EVO is RTX 2070, Radeon RX 6650 XT, Intel Arc A750 with 16GB RAM and a Intel i5 10500 / AMD 2600X. That spec was written for the 505 Games team's internal "minimum acceptable" target, not for a buyer in 2026 planning to keep this PC for the next four years.

What makes Assetto Corsa EVO more demanding than its spec sheet suggests: consistent frame times for triple-screen or VR. We've factored this into the tier picks above.

GPU-bound title: Framerate scales directly with GPU power. If you have a fixed budget, prioritise the graphics card and accept a mid-range CPU.

What you can skip vs what matters

Worth spending on: GPU first, then a fast NVMe SSD (most modern games benefit from sub-3000MB/s sustained reads), then RAM at the tier amount.
Worth skipping at this budget: RGB lighting, exotic cooling, brand-name PSUs above 850W (unless you're building enthusiast tier), and motherboards with more than 4 M.2 slots.
Don't compromise on: The PSU. A reliable 750W gold-rated unit will outlast two GPU upgrades.

Frequently asked questions

What's the minimum gaming PC for Assetto Corsa EVO?: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB and 16GB of RAM hits 1080p/60 on high settings.
Is Assetto Corsa EVO CPU-heavy or GPU-heavy?: Assetto Corsa EVO is primarily GPU-bound. Prioritise the graphics card; a mid-range CPU like the Ryzen 5 7600 will keep up at 1080p/60.
Do I need ray tracing for Assetto Corsa EVO?: Assetto Corsa EVO does not require ray tracing. Any current-generation GPU will deliver the intended visual experience.
How much RAM do I need?: For Assetto Corsa EVO, 32GB is the sensible answer in 2026. 16GB still works for the budget tier but limits future-proofing.