Best gaming PC for Baldur's Gate III (2026)
For Baldur's Gate III at 1080p/60 in 2026, you need at minimum a AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB and 16GB of RAM (around £799). For 1440p high settings, step up to a AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB — about £1,299.
The four PC tiers we'd build for Baldur's Gate III
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Baldur's Gate 3 is GPU-light in Act 1 and Act 2 but punishingly CPU-bound in Act 3's Lower City. The budget tier hits 1080p/60 with High settings everywhere except the dense Baldur's Gate streets, where you may drop to 45-50fps. Acceptable for a single-player RPG.
Build this at Create PCs →Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
1440p Ultra holds 60fps through Act 3 with this build. The Ryzen 7700's stronger single-thread performance is doing more work here than the GPU upgrade. The right pick for most BG3 players.
Build this at Create PCs →High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
1440p/144 on a high-refresh display. The 9800X3D's V-Cache adds 30%+ in Act 3 city scenes. If you want BG3 to feel smooth on a modern OLED, this is the build.
Build this at Create PCs →Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
4K Ultra at locked 60fps across all three acts. Overkill for BG3 alone but a defensible spend if you also play Cyberpunk path-traced or Microsoft Flight Simulator at 4K.
Build this at Create PCs →What Baldur's Gate III actually demands from your PC
Steam's recommended spec for Baldur's Gate III is Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 (8GB+ of VRAM) with 16GB RAM and a Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600. That spec was written for the Larian Studios team's internal "minimum acceptable" target, not for a buyer in 2026 planning to keep this PC for the next four years.
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 cheapest PC that can run Baldur's Gate III?
- A AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB build at around £799. That hits 1080p/60 on high settings.
- Is Baldur's Gate III CPU-heavy or GPU-heavy?
- Baldur's Gate III 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 Baldur's Gate III?
- Baldur's Gate III does not require ray tracing. Any current-generation GPU will deliver the intended visual experience.
- How much RAM do I need?
- For Baldur's Gate III, 32GB is the sensible answer in 2026. 16GB still works for the budget tier but limits future-proofing.