The Callisto Protocol’s launch is just around the corner and, if you count among those eager to discover its brutal death animations, you may be wondering about its system requirements.
Having the proper PC specs marks one step towards ensuring that you can enjoy The Callisto Protocol’s violent combat and take in its futuristic environments without having to sit through stuttering or deal with frame rates below the sacred number of 60.
The Callisto Protocol System Requirements
Developer Striking Distance Studios has now shared The Callisto Protocol’s minimum and recommended PC specs, which happen to be quite accommodating to older PCs.
Neither list features GPUs that have released in recent years – although owning one can’t possibly hurt – while a good old i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 should mean you’re set as far as CPU is concerned. Here is the detailed list, as shared on the game’s Steam page:
The Callisto Protocol Minimum System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 580
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 75 GB available space
The Callisto Protocol Recommended System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended
The Callisto Protocol Max System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8900 or AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 or AMD Radeon™ RX 6700XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended
The Callisto Protocol Ultra System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i9-9900 or AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon™ RX 6900XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended
Closer to release, the developer shared the list of max and ultra PC specs required to play the game and they are quite a bit more demanding.
With The Callisto Protocol’s system requirements covered, here’s what we know about when its Riot mode might launch.
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