Official minimum: Core i5-11400F or Ryzen 7 2700X, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1060 or RX 580 with 6 GB VRAM, and 60 GB SSD. Recommended: Core i7-11700K or Ryzen 7 5700X, 16 GB RAM, RTX 4060, RX 7600 XT, or Arc B580 with 8 GB VRAM, and 60 GB SSD. Both list Windows 10 and DirectX 12.
Safe first pass
Do this first
- Compare CPU model—not only clock speed—with the nearest official tier.
- Check dedicated GPU model and VRAM separately from system RAM.
- Reserve at least 60 GB on an SSD plus space for updates.
- Remember that published target tiers were clarified as using Balanced upscaling.
Minimum versus recommended
Minimum is an official entry point, not a guarantee of your preferred resolution or frame rate. Recommended is a stronger baseline, but dense scenes, drivers, thermals, and future builds can still change results.
- Minimum CPU: i5-11400F / Ryzen 7 2700X.
- Minimum GPU: GTX 1060 / RX 580, 6 GB VRAM.
- Recommended CPU: i7-11700K / Ryzen 7 5700X.
- Recommended GPU: RTX 4060 / RX 7600 XT / Arc B580, 8 GB VRAM.
The upscaling caveat
Reporting on the final tier chart says the published targets use Balanced upscaling. Compare expectations with that rendering assumption instead of treating the list as native-resolution guidance.
Stop pointLaptop GPUs with the same family name can perform differently from desktop parts.
Evidence log
Sources checked
OfficialThe Blood of Dawnwalker official siteOfficial PC minimum and recommended requirements.
↗ReportingPC Gamer: final requirements and upscalingReports the official Balanced-upscaling clarification.
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