Win the 2017 World Championship, break every record in the fastest ever F1 cars, and race some of the most iconic F1 cars of the last 30 years. With an even deeper ten year Career, more varied gameplay in the new ‘Championships’ mode, and a host of other new features, both online and offline, F1 2017 is the most complete and thrilling F1 videogame ever.
Best gaming PC for F1 2017 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for F1 2017 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 Feral Interactive 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 | Intel Core i3 530 or AMD FX 4100 | Intel Core i5 4690 or AMD FX 8320 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 460 or AMD HD 5870 | NVIDIA GTX 1070 or AMD RX 480 |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run F1 2017?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 4690 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 1070, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.