Gears 5 System Requirements

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Can I Run Gears 5?

Do you want to know how your system compares against the requirements for Gears 5? Use our interactive checker to find out!

Graphics Requirements

To run Gears 5 it is recommended that you have a minimum of an AMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Windows 7). The recommended graphic card for the best visual experience is an AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660ti (Windows 7) (or better).

DirectX Version 12 should also be available on your system.

Running Gears 5 on a graphics card that is above the recommended specifications will allow you to achieve the highest levels of visual detail and the best frame rates. Good frame rates can be beneficial when playing competitive games. A higher frame rate will reduce input lag allowing you to react more quickly to events on screen.

To easily see how your graphics card compares to these specifications use our interactive GPU checker.

CPU Requirements

Gears 5 requires that you have a minimum of an AMD FX-6000 series | Intel i3 Skylake processor. For the best game experience an AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake (or better) processor is recommended.

Some games require a powerful CPU in order to manage the game engine. The game engine deals with things like processing network communications for multi-player games and the AI of your enemies in strategy games. Some games are considered CPU intensive or CPU dependent. Most modern games offload work directly to the GPU and don't require a powerful CPU for demanding visuals.

To easily see how your CPU compares to these specifications use our interactive CPU checker.

Memory Requirements

It is recommended that you have a minimum of 8 GB RAM to run Gears 5.

Having more than the recommended level of RAM for a game will usually not yield much extra gaming performance. However it may be useful if your computer runs other applications in the background.

Storage Requirements

You should have a minimum of 80 GB available space to install and run Gears 5.

An SSD (Solid State Drive) will generally deliver faster game load times than a HDD with a fixed head. Having more than the recommended level of storage available for a game will usually not improve your experience.

Operating System Requirements

Gears 5 runs on Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit. The recommended operating system the best compatability is Windows 10 64-bit.

Meeting operating system requirements is not always necessary and can sometimes be overlooked. However running an old operating system will usually mean you may have to install extra drivers and encounter unsupported game crashes.

Platforms

Gears 5 was first released on Sep 9, 2019. It is currently available on the following platforms:

• Xbox One
• PC
• Xbox Series X

An alternative to expensive graphics cards and CPU purchases is console gaming. You may not get the absolute best frame rates or visual quality but if a game is available for a console you can usually be sure of an acceptable level of performance at all times.

Additional Requirements

In addition to the above specified requirements you may also need to the following:

• Network : Broadband Internet connection
• Sound Card : DirectX compatible