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Dirt 5

Developer
Codemasters Cheshire
Publisher
Codemasters
Released
05 November 2020
Age rating
PEGI 12
UK price
£44.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: racing , simulator , sport , adventure

Dirt 5 is the bold new off-road racing experience created by Codemasters. Blaze a trail across the most iconic routes in the world. Drive the widest roster of cars from rally icons, to trucks, to GT heroes and lots more. Play through a star-studded Career, four-player split-screen, innovative online modes, livery editor and more new features, DIRT 5 is the next generation of extreme racing.

Best gaming PC for Dirt 5 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dirt 5 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 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 64-Bit Windows 10 (18362) 64-Bit Windows 10 (18362)
CPU AMD FX 4300 / Intel Core i3 2130 AMD Ryzen 3600 / Intel Core i5 9600K
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU AMD RX 480 (DirectX12 Graphics Card) / NVIDIA GTX 970 AMD Radeon 5700XT / NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti
Storage 60 GB 60 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Dirt 5?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 3600 / Intel Core i5 9600K and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon 5700XT / NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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