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Forza Horizon 4

Developer
Playground Games
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Released
02 October 2018
Age rating
PEGI 3

Platforms: PC, Xbox One

Genres: racing , sport , adventure

Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world. Collect, modify and drive over 450 cars. Race, stunt, create and explore – choose your own path to become a Horizon Superstar.

Best gaming PC for Forza Horizon 4 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Forza Horizon 4 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 Xbox Game Studios 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 version 15063.0 / higher Windows 10 version 15063.0 / higher
CPU Intel i3-4170 @ 3.7Ghz OR Intel i5 750 @ 2.67Ghz Intel i7-3820 @ 3.6Ghz
RAM 8 GB 12 GB
GPU NVidia 650TI OR AMD R7 250x NVidia GTX 970 OR NVidia GTX 1060 3GB OR AMD R9 290x OR AMD RX 470
Storage 80 GB 100 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Forza Horizon 4?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7-3820 @ 3.6Ghz and your GPU is at or above NVidia GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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