Sniper Elite 5
- Developer
- Rebellion Developments
- Publisher
- Rebellion Developments
- Released
- 25 May 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £44.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Xbox One
The latest instalment in the award-winning series, Sniper Elite 5 offers unparalleled sniping, tactical third-person combat and an enhanced kill cam. Fight your way across the most immersive maps yet, with many real-world locations captured in stunning detail, and an improved traversal system that lets you explore more of them than ever before. France, 1944 – As part of a covert US Rangers operation to weaken the Atlantikwall fortifications along the coast of Brittany, elite marksman Karl Fairburne makes contact with the French Resistance. Soon they uncover a secret Nazi project that threatens to end the war before the Allies can even invade Europe: Operation Kraken.
Best gaming PC for Sniper Elite 5 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Sniper Elite 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 Rebellion Developments 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 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel CPU Core i3-8100 or equivalent | Intel CPU Core i5-8400 or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | DirectX12 capable GPU with 4GB VRAM | DirectX12 capable GPU with 6GB VRAM |
| Storage | 85 GB | 85 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Sniper Elite 5?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel CPU Core i5-8400 and your GPU is at or above DirectX12 capable GPU with 6GB VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.