Elite: Dangerous: PC requirements & FPS
Official minimum and recommended specs, and the frame rate to expect on your hardware.
Estimated FPS by graphics card
Estimates from the official requirements, not benchmarks (±20%).
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | ~300 | ~300 | ~295 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | ~300 | ~300 | ~275 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | ~300 | ~295 | ~265 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | ~300 | ~290 | ~230 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | ~280 | ~240 | ~155 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | ~300 | ~300 | ~285 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | ~295 | ~285 | ~230 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | ~260 | ~210 | ~130 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | ~245 | ~190 | ~110 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | ~300 | ~295 | ~260 |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | ~295 | ~280 | ~215 |
| Radeon RX 7600 | ~245 | ~190 | ~115 |
| Arc B580 | ~260 | ~210 | ~130 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | ~155 | ~110 | ~65 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | ~115 | ~80 | ~45 |
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How we estimate: a PC exactly at the recommended spec is taken as ~60 FPS at 1080p Medium and one at the minimum spec as ~30 FPS at 1080p Low; your CPU and GPU scores are compared with those, then fixed multipliers for resolution and preset apply. Real results vary with drivers, patches and upscalers.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | — | Intel Core i7-3770K Quad Core CPU · 2400AMD FX 4350 Quad Core CPU · not recognised |
| Graphics | Nvidia GTX 470 · 195AMD R7 240 · 60 | Nvidia GTX 770 · 430AMD Radeon R9 280X · 480 |
| Memory | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
| Operating system | Windows 8/10 64-bit | Windows 8/10 64-bit |
From the publisher's Steam page; each part is matched to our performance score (1–10,000). Some parts were identified with AI help — treat them with care.
Cheapest PC for Elite: Dangerous at 60 FPS
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About the game
The next game in the Elite series - an amazing space epic with stunning visuals, incredible gameplay, breath-taking scope and award-winning sound. All content can be enjoyed in game any mode: solo, personal invite-only group or open/MMO. Carve your own path through the richest, largest gaming sandbox ever created, a 1:1 scale representation of the Milky Way galaxy, set against a backdrop of raw anarchy, galactic powerplays and political intrigue.
Questions about this game
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Game data: IGDB.com · official requirements and artwork from the publishers' Steam pages.