EVE Vanguard is an upcoming sci-fi sandbox FPS where every deployment onto a hostile planet is high stakes. You fight, scavenge, and adapt in brutal warzones - and every choice leaves its mark on a player-driven universe at war.
Best gaming PC for EVE Vanguard in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for EVE Vanguard today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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 Fenris Creations 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 (21H2 / 19044) / Windows 11 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit (Latest) / Windows 11 64-bit (Latest) |
| CPU | Intel i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel i5-11600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run EVE Vanguard?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5-11600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.