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Baldur's Gate III

Developer
Larian Studios
Publisher
Larian Studios
Released
03 August 2023
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£49.99

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS

Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs

An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerun lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome.

Best gaming PC for Baldur's Gate III in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Baldur's Gate III today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Custom-built PCs for Baldur's Gate III

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If you'd rather buy than build, these are the Create PCs machines we'd put Baldur's Gate III on, cheapest first. Real specifications and current prices, each link lands on that exact build.

CREATE TRINITY

Mid

£2,453
CPU
Intel 14 Core Ultra 5 245K Unlocked Desktop CPU/Processor
GPU
Palit NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti INFINITY 3 16GB Blackwell Graphics Card
RAM
Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
Storage
WD Black SN850X 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5
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CREATE NR200P

Mid-high

£3,567
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 ZION

Mid-high

£3,693
CPU
Intel 14 Core Ultra 5 245K Unlocked Desktop CPU/Processor
GPU
ASUS ROG STRIX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC 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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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.

Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Larian Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit
CPU Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM) Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 (8GB+ of VRAM)
Storage 150 GB 150 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Baldur's Gate III?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 (8GB+ of VRAM), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.

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