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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: Linux, PC, 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.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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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 18 May 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, see the tier picks above.

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