Will Resident Evil: Requiem work on your PC? Capcom gives a treat to modest equipment

The new survival horror from Capcom once again demonstrates that optimization matters more than brute force.

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If your PC is a few years old and you’re not keeping up with the latest graphics, Resident Evil: Requiem could be great news. The latest trailer shown on Nintendo Switch 2 has made one thing clear: this AAA game won’t require high-end hardware to enjoy, and that’s exactly what many PC gamers were hoping for.

Far from being a negative sign, the game’s appearance on Switch 2 reinforces an idea that Capcom has been demonstrating with the RE Engine for years: delivering visual punch without skyrocketing requirements. And everything suggests that Requiem will follow exactly that path.

What you need to run Resident Evil: Requiem on PC without issues

Capcom has already published the official requirements, and they’re much more forgiving than usual for a release of this caliber. To play under proper conditions, without aiming for ultra settings, the bar is very achievable:

Minimum requirements

• CPU: Intel Core i5-8500 / Ryzen 5 3500

• RAM: 16 GB

• GPU: GTX 1660 / Radeon RX 5500 XT

• OS: Windows 11

• DirectX 12

This means that many mid-range PCs from 5 or 6 years ago will be able to handle the game without issues. We’re not talking about residual configurations: the GTX 1660 is still very common, just like the Ryzen 3000 or 8th-gen i5 processors.

If we step up and think about a more fluid and stable experience, the recommended requirements are still very reasonable:

• CPU: i7-8700 / Ryzen 5 5500

• GPU: RTX 2060 Super / RX 6600

• RAM: 16 GB

Even assuming these requirements point to 1080p at high or ultra settings at 60 FPS, they’re still within reach of a well-balanced, modest PC.

What real performance can you expect with a “normal” machine?

Capcom hasn’t detailed resolution or exact settings yet, but there are clear precedents. Resident Evil Village already showed that the RE Engine scales very well, and many users achieved stable 60 FPS even at 1440p with very contained graphics.

Requiem does raise the bar a bit, especially since it recommends GPUs with ray tracing support, something Village didn’t require. Still, if your graphics card doesn’t have RT, everything suggests that the game will still be perfectly playable, with an appearance similar to what we saw on Switch 2: fewer frills, but solid and stable.

In fact, the fact that Switch 2 can handle it (with a chip comparable to a mobile RTX 3050) reinforces the idea that Capcom has prioritized optimization over excessive spectacle.

A AAA game designed for those who don’t upgrade every year

In a time when many releases seem designed only for the latest hardware, Resident Evil: Requiem stands out for the opposite: being accessible without sacrificing quality. If you have a modest but well-maintained PC, it doesn’t seem like you’ll be left out.