Can your PC run it? System requirements checker

How the verdict works

Most games and programs publish two sets of requirements. The minimum is the line where the software launches and runs. The recommended spec is where it runs the way the publisher intended. The checker compares your parts with both, one item at a time.

If even one part is below the minimum, the result is Not enough — a great graphics card does not rescue a PC with too little RAM. If everything clears the minimum but something is below the recommended spec, or could not be checked against it, the result is Playable. If every part clears the recommended spec, it is Great. If a minimum-spec field is blank or cannot be settled, we cannot finish the check, so the result says Incomplete instead of guessing in your favour.

Why CPUs and graphics cards are compared differently

RAM, video memory, storage and Windows version are written as plain numbers in the official requirements, so we compare them directly. 16 GB required and 8 GB installed is simply short.

CPUs and graphics cards are different. Requirements say things like "GeForce GTX 1060 or better", and they never tell you whether the RTX 3050 you own counts as better. To answer that we need a separate yardstick, and that part is our judgement, not the publisher’s.

The yardstick is Blender Open Data: benchmark results from users worldwide, published by the Blender Foundation under CC0 so anyone can use them. We take one release (4.5) and use the median result per part. The Blender Foundation is not affiliated with Pick Spec and has not reviewed or endorsed these results.

These are rendering measurements, and they skew differently from games: Radeon cards that match GeForce cards in games come out at about half, and RTX cards come out several times ahead of older GTX cards. So the checker only calls OK or Below when parts from the same branddiffer clearly. A different brand or a small gap shows as Check yourself — a wrong "OK" is worse than no answer. When a publisher lists both an Intel and an AMD part, we compare with the lower one from your part's brand, since the publisher says either works.

When a requirement is written in words ("Intel 6th gen or newer", "Core i5 or better"), we pick the lowest common part that clearly satisfies the sentence and use it as a reference part. If your part clearly beats the reference part from its own brand, and the generation or tier we read from its name fits the sentence, it is OK. Otherwise it is Check yourself, not Below — falling short of our reference part does not prove you miss the publisher's condition.

Some programs, such as AutoCAD, Inventor, Civil 3D and MIDAS, state the CPU as a clock speed (GHz) rather than a model. For those we use the part's base clock (the maker's own figure from Intel ARK or AMD's specification list, the P-core base clock for Intel hybrid chips; a public spec compilation for the few parts we could not match). At or above the line is OK; below it is Check yourself. So a recent i7 with a low base clock can show Check yourself while an i3 with a high base clock shows OK. That follows the publisher's number, not performance.

Laptop graphics are separate parts

An RTX 4060 and an RTX 4060 laptop GPU share a name but not their performance. A laptop cannot feed its graphics chip as much power or cooling as a desktop, so it usually runs about a class lower. When you enter a laptop, add the word laptop to your search and pick the laptop part. Choosing the desktop version gives you a better verdict than your machine deserves.

On a Mac or Linux, we first check for an official version

If you choose macOS or Linux as the operating system, the checker first looks at whether the publisher ships an official version for that system. If not, the result is Not enough no matter how good the parts are. Cyberpunk 2077 has a Mac version, for example, while Monster Hunter Wilds is Windows only. Some programs, like Blender and DaVinci Resolve, support all three.

Apple M-series Macs combine the CPU and graphics on one chip, so they cannot be compared with Windows PC parts on the same list. Pick Apple as the CPU maker and leave the graphics card blank: the checker then judges OS support, RAM and storage, leaves the CPU for you to check, and marks graphics as unknown. Running the Windows version on Linux through Steam’s Proton is not counted — it often works, but the publisher does not promise it.

Buying a laptop for architecture or engineering school

"Will this laptop run Revit or AutoCAD?" is one of the most common questions before a design course starts. Raw performance is rarely where it fails first, so the checker looks at these in order.

1. Is there a Mac version? Revit, Inventor, SOLIDWORKS and Lumion are Windows only. AutoCAD, SketchUp and Rhino have separate Mac versions. Pick macOS as your system and the checker tests this first
2. Is it a Windows on ARM laptop? Autodesk's AutoCAD 2026 requirements state that ARM processors are not supported. If the laptop has a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, check this before anything else
3. How much RAM? Revit 2026 starts at 16 GB and recommends 32 GB. Many laptops cannot be upgraded later, so this matters most at the point of purchase
4. Is the graphics card SOLIDWORKS certified? SOLIDWORKS goes by its certified graphics list, and gaming cards are not on it. That is why the checker shows "Check yourself" even for a fast card

Many schools publish their own software and laptop requirements. If yours does, follow that first.

We also point out overkill

If your graphics card or CPU is far above the recommended spec for everything you picked, the checker marks it as Overkill. That extra performance goes unused unless you also do something heavier. For a game like League of Legends, or 2D drafting in AutoCAD, most of a top-end graphics card would sit idle.

What this does not tell you

We do not predict frame rates. They change with resolution, settings, scenes and drivers, so no single number would be honest. Where a publisher states a target such as 1080p at 60 fps, we show it as written. We also do not guess how many years a PC will last — nobody knows how much the next update will raise the bar.

Official requirements are taken from the publisher's own text (official documentation, support pages or the publisher's Steam store listing) and checked line by line; unclear values are left out. Where we could not fetch the original (some Autodesk products, for example), we use a value only when at least two copies of the official text agree. Every entry carries its source and the date we checked it. If something has changed or we copied it wrong, please tell us on thecontact page. If you are not sure what is inside your current PC, Windows shows it under Task Manager → Performance.

Official requirements for the 176 games and programs you can check now

We started with the most-played games in Korean PC cafés and on Steam, long-running favourites, and the main CAD, video and 3D programs. The tables below copy the publisher's official requirementsthe checker compares against: minimum CPU and graphics, minimum and recommended RAM, storage and OS, each row with its official source and the date we checked it. A dash means the publisher does not list it.

Tap a name to see the recommended CPU, graphics and the publisher's target (such as 1080p at 60 fps) in the checker. Publishers change requirements without notice, so check the source link again before you buy.

Swipe the table sideways to see every column. Tap a name to open the checker with it selected.