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FIFA 21

Developer
EA Vancouver
Publisher
EA Sports
Released
09 October 2020
Age rating
PEGI 3

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: simulator , sport

Football is back with EA Sports FIFA 21, featuring more ways to team up on the street or in the stadium to enjoy even bigger victories with friends. Play the world's game with 17,000+ players, over 700 teams in 90+ stadiums, and more than 30 leagues from all over the globe.

Best gaming PC for FIFA 21 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for FIFA 21 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 EA Sports 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 Windows 10 - 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.7GHz or AMD Athlon X4 880K @4GHz Intel i5-3550 @ 3.40GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz
RAM 8 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD Radeon R9 270X
Storage 50 GB 50 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run FIFA 21?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5-3550 @ 3.40GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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