Gears 5
- Developer
- The Coalition
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 09 September 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £29.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox One
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever, with five thrilling modes and the deepest campaign yet. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
Best gaming PC for Gears 5 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Gears 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 · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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 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 7 SP1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | AMD FX-6000 series | Intel i3 Skylake | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Windows 7) | AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660ti (Windows 7) |
| Storage | 80 GB | 80 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Gears 5?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660ti (Windows 7), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.