Forza Horizon 5
- Developer
- Playground Games
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 09 November 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Genres: racing
Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open-world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
Best gaming PC for Forza Horizon 5 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Forza Horizon 5 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 120fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 120fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Custom-built PCs for Forza Horizon 5
Full buyers guide →If you'd rather buy than build, these are the Create PCs machines we'd put Forza Horizon 5 on, cheapest first. Real specifications and current prices, each link lands on that exact build.
CREATE TRINITY
Mid
- CPU
- Intel 14 Core Ultra 5 245K Unlocked Desktop CPU/Processor
- GPU
- Palit NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti INFINITY 3 16GB Blackwell Graphics Card
- RAM
- Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
- Storage
- WD Black SN850X 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5
CREATE NR200P
Mid-high
- CPU
- Intel 20 Core Ultra 7 265 Desktop CPU/Processor
- GPU
- PALIT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GamingPro-S Blackwell Graphics Card
- RAM
- Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
- Storage
- Sandisk Black SN850X 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5
CREATE ZION
Mid-high
- CPU
- Intel 14 Core Ultra 5 245K Unlocked Desktop CPU/Processor
- GPU
- ASUS ROG STRIX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Blackwell Graphics Card
- RAM
- Corsair Vengeance Grey 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 Dual Profile Memory Kit
- Storage
- Sandisk Black SN850X 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD PC/PS5
Prices from Create PCs, the UK builder we run, and include VAT. They're the price shown on arrival, not a teaser, but components get repriced, so treat them as current rather than fixed. Custom-built machines start around £2,400; below that a self-build is usually the better answer, and we say so on our budget guides.
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 18362.0 / higher | Windows 10 version 18362.0 / higher |
| CPU | Intel i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVidia GTX 970, AMD RX 470, OR Intel Arc A380 | NVidia GTX 1070, AMD RX 590, OR Intel Arc A750 |
| Storage | 110 GB | 110 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Forza Horizon 5?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5-8400 and your GPU is at or above NVidia GTX 1070, AMD RX 590,, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.