Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, 80's supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
Best gaming PC for Retrowave in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Retrowave 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 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- 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 RewindApp 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 / 8 / 10 / 11 - 64bits | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 - 64bits |
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHZ, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ | Intel Core 2 Quad |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6450, Nvidia GeForce GT 460 | GeForce GTX 570 |
| Storage | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Retrowave?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core 2 Quad and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 570, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.