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
Full buyers guide →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.
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 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.