Days Gone is another great PlayStation exclusive that made its way to PC in 2021. Although the sales weren’t as good as the other budget PS exclusives and the development period was way too long, the game is a masterpiece. It nails on the post-apocalypse zombie-ridden world setting. Coupled with an awesome story and scary hordes, this game is worth every second you put into it. However, the minimum system requirements for Days Gone are not modest.
Bend Studio requires you to have at least an Intel Core i5 2500K @3.3 GHz or an AMD FX 6300 @3.5 GHz in the same system as an Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or an AMD Radeon R9 290 (4 GB). Although all aforementioned hardware is over six years old, some of it even officially out-of-support, these are still a bit on the higher end. We can only conclude that Days Gone is a demanding title on PC and its optimization is sub-par. And when we mention there’s no support for image-upscaling technologies like DLSS and FSR, you realize how it worsens things for gamers with not-so-high-end hardware.
You need at least an Intel Core [email protected] or an AMD Ryzen 5 [email protected] coupled with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or an AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB) to play the game at the maximum possible visual fidelity at 1080p. These requirements are pretty acceptable for any modern AAA title, considering Days Gone is a DirectX 11 title.
Days Gone Minimum System Requirements
1080p / 30fps / Low settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) – October 2019 update (v1909) or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 2500K @3.30 – 3.70 GHz | AMD® FX™ 6300 @3.50 – 3.80 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
| Video Memory | 3 GB VRAM (GTX 780), 4 GB VRAM (R9 290) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| API | DirectX 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 70 GB HDD |
Days Gone Recommended System Requirements
1. 1080p / 30fps / High settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) – October 2019 update (v1909) or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 4770K @3.50 – 3.90 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X @3.50 – 3.70 GHz |
| Memory | 12 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 | AMD Radeon RX 570 |
| Video Memory | 4 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.1 |
| API | DirectX 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
2. 1080p / 60fps / High settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) – October 2019 update (v1909) or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 4770K @3.50 – 3.90 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X @3.50 – 3.70 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
| Video Memory | 6 GB VRAM (GTX 1060), 8 GB VRAM (RX 580) with Shader Model 5.1 |
| API | DirectX 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
3. 1440p / 30fps / High settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) – October 2019 update (v1909) or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 4770K @3.50 – 3.90 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X @3.50 – 3.70 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 | AMD Radeon RX Vega56 |
| Video Memory | 6 GB VRAM (GTX 1660), 8 GB VRAM (RX Vega56) with Shader Model 5.1 |
| API | DirectX 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
4. 1440p / 60fps / High settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) – October 2019 update (v1909) or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 8400 @3.50 – 3.90 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600 @3.40 – 3.90 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT |
| Video Memory | 6 GB VRAM (GTX 1660), 8 GB VRAM (RX 5600 XT) with Shader Model 5.1 |
| API | DirectX 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
5. 2160p / 30fps / High settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) – October 2019 update (v1909) or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 8400 @3.50 – 3.90 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600 @3.40 – 3.90 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
| Video Memory | 8 GB VRAM (RX 6600), 12 GB VRAM (RTX 3060) with Shader Model 5.1 |
| API | DirectX 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
6. 2160p / 60fps / High settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) – October 2019 update (v1909) or higher |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 9600K @3.70 – 4.60 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600XT @3.80 – 4.50 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
| Video Memory | 10 GB VRAM (RTX 3080), 16 GB VRAM (RX 6800) with Shader Model 5.1 |
| API | DirectX 11 or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
Days Gone on PC also supports unlocked frame rates and ultrawide and multi-monitor PCs. Moreover, it comes with improved visual fidelity, especially enhanced details and draw distances. The game was developed using the extremely popular Unreal Engine 4. Considering the PC-focused development style the engine uses, the game will feel remarkably natural (but generic), and not like a console port.
Days Gone is now available on PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows. The game is also playable on the latest PlayStation 5 at up to 4K 60 fps.