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The King of Fighters XV

Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK
Released
16 February 2022
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£24.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: fighting

The King of Fighters XV, is the fifteenth installment of The King of Fighters series. Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV! Classic popular characters, heroes and villains revived from the dead, new challengers, and more!

Best gaming PC for The King of Fighters XV in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The King of Fighters XV 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 SNK 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 Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
Storage 65 GB 65 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run The King of Fighters XV?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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