Dirt 4 is all about embracing danger. It’s about the thrill, exhilaration and adrenaline that is absolutely vital to off-road racing. It’s about loving the feeling of pushing flat out next to a sheer cliff drop, going for the gap that’s too small and seeing how much air you can get. Be Fearless.
Best gaming PC for Dirt 4 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dirt 4 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Codemasters 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 | 64bit Versions of Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 | 64bit Versions of Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 |
| CPU | AMD FX Series or Intel Core i3 Series | Intel Core i5 4690 or AMD FX 8320 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | AMD HD5570 or NVIDIA GT440 with 1GB of VRAM (DirectX 11 graphics card required) | NVIDIA GTX 780 or AMD R9 390 |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dirt 4?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 4690 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 780, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.