Verified specBattle RoyaleHero Shooter

Apex Legends — System Requirements & Estimated PC Performance

Fast-paced hero battle royale on the Source engine, competitive players target high, stable frame rates.

Game info

DeveloperRespawn Entertainment
PublisherElectronic Arts
EngineSource
Release date2019-02-04
GenreBattle Royale, Hero Shooter

System requirements

Minimum CPUIntel Core i3-6300 / AMD FX-4350
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GT 640 / AMD Radeon HD 7730
Minimum RAM6 GB
Recommended CPUIntel Core i5-3570K / AMD FX-8350
Recommended GPUNVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290
Recommended RAM8 GB
Storage90 GB

Estimated performance by hardware tier

Estimated average FPS at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling. See how it works.

Tier / Build1080p1440p4K
Budget
Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600
139 FPS91 FPS53 FPS
Mid-range
Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT 16GB
183 FPS121 FPS69 FPS
High-end
Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070
239 FPS158 FPS91 FPS
Enthusiast
Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090
315 FPS208 FPS120 FPS

Ray tracing support: No · Upscaling support: FSR

Recommended hardware

This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on your exact CPU and GPU. Use the FPS calculator pre-filled for Apex Legends to get an estimate for your own hardware.

No, Apex Legends does not include a ray tracing mode in our catalog.

Apex Legends supports FSR. Enabling upscaling can meaningfully raise frame rate, especially at 1440p and 4K.

This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.