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Black Desert: PC requirements & hardware guide

Compare the location and quality mode you prefer.

Compare the location and quality mode you prefer. Use the source notes and the tests below to research the PC you need.

Published requirements and known gaps

The boxes show the requirements recorded in our source-linked catalogue. Missing fields remain unspecified; a broad hardware family or an API description is not an exact model recommendation.

Minimum

CPU4th-gen Core i3
GPUGTX 970 / RX 480
RAM8 GB

Recommended

CPU8th-gen Core i5 / Ryzen 5 2000 series
GPUGTX 1660 Super
RAM16 GB
Important context: SSD recommended for minimum; SSD specified for recommended.

Build estimate not assessed. This page helps you research requirements and hardware. A game-specific Build Finder recommendation is not available yet; published minimums alone do not establish an FPS prediction.

Compare the location and quality mode you prefer

Record populated areas and representative combat separately. Keep visual presets and background tasks in the test notes.

Choose a representative activity

Record the location, activity, player conditions and graphics settings. Compare lower resolution within a similar scene before deciding a graphics-card upgrade is the priority. Online delays and low local rendering performance need separate investigation.

A repeatable comparison

  1. Record the exact game version, CPU, GPU, memory configuration and settings.
  2. Use the same save, scene or activity where practical; note anything that cannot be held constant.
  3. Change one setting or rendering resolution, then compare sustained performance and pauses separately.
  4. Check temperatures, memory pressure and background work before attributing a problem to one part.

Storage and setup

The catalogue space guide is 80 GB. Treat it as an installation-planning reference, not a total PC drive size or a measured current download. Small installations may be rounded up in the catalogue. Check the publisher notes and launcher for exact content, updates and additional space.

Check the game’s current operating-system and platform requirements directly. Historical game specifications may name Windows versions that are no longer supported by the distribution client. A specification for one edition, branch or platform does not certify another.

Before paying for a PC or upgrade

The catalogue distinguishes SSD guidance by tier. Check the actual installation drive and exact hardware rather than judging only the GPU's memory capacity.

Ask for the full processor and graphics-card models, RAM stick configuration, available installation-drive space and power-supply model. Price any motherboard, memory, cooling or power changes needed for an upgrade. Similar product-family names and equal VRAM capacities do not establish equal performance.

Use our requirements and benchmark checklist to assess evidence, and our first gaming PC guide to budget for the complete setup. No hands-on benchmark results or guaranteed FPS figures are claimed.

Source and review information

Official Steam store (publisher PC requirements) ↗ · catalogue requirements reviewed 24 October 2026. Requirements may change after updates. Buying and diagnostic suggestions are SpecVora editorial guidance, separate from publisher specifications.