CS GO System Requirements - How to make sure Counter-Strike runs on you

The well-known e-sports title "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" from Valve still has very low requirements for your computer despite modern graphics. Therefore, this game is smoothly playable on almost all gaming-capable PCs. More powerful computers can still further enhance your gaming experience.

CS GO - Pleasantly low requirements

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive makes very low demands on your computer. Here's how the game runs even on comparatively old PCs:

1. Windows XP, Vista, 7 or MacOSX 10.6.6 (El Capitan) or later
2. Processor: Intel Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor
3. Graphics card: 256 MB or more, DirectX 9 compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
4. Memory: 2GB RAM regardless of operating system
5. 15 GB free on hard drive

Recommended System Requirements

If you want a smooth gaming experience at FullHD with full-blown graphics settings, you'll need a slightly more powerful PC. However, even the recommended requirements can be met with ease from today's perspective:

1. Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5700 3GHz / AMD Phenom 8750 Triple-Core
2. Graphics card: Geforce GTX 630 or Radeon HD 6670
3. Memory: 2GB RAM
4. 15 GB free on hard disk
5. Windows 7 or MacOSX 10.11

Since CS GO especially benefits from a high frame rate beyond the usual 60 FPS, even more powerful computers have a use. With a modern quad-core processor paired with, for example, a graphics card like the Geforce GTX 2080ti or an AMD RX 5700 XT, you will secure more than 200fps.