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Far Cry 6

Developer
Ubisoft Toronto
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Released
07 October 2021
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£49.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: shooter , adventure

Dive into the gritty world of a modern-day guerrilla revolution to liberate a nation from its oppressive dictators. Welcome to Yara, a tropical paradise frozen in time. Far Cry 6 thrusts players into a modern-day guerrilla revolution. As dictator of Yara, Anton Castillo is intent on restoring his nation back to its former glory by any means, with his son, Diego, following in his bloody footsteps. Become a guerrilla fighter and liberate Yara.

Best gaming PC for Far Cry 6 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Far Cry 6 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 Ubisoft Entertainment 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 (20H1 version / newer / 64-bit versions) Windows 10 (20H1 version / newer / 64-bit versions)
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3. GHz or Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.1 GHz (AVX, AVX2 and SSE 4.2 support required) AMD Ryzen 5 3600X @ 3.8 GHz or Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.6 GHz (AVX, AVX2 and SSE 4.2 support required)
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU AMD RX 460 (4 GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB) AMD RX Vega 64 (8 GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB)
Storage 170 GB 170 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Far Cry 6?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 5 3600X @ 3.8 GHz and your GPU is at or above AMD RX Vega 64 (8 GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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