Now that the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has finally arrived, PC players may want to know the system requirements, to see whether they can run it on their systems. There are two types of requirements we will focus on which are the minimum and recommended configs.
Minimum requirements are the lowest technical specifications that are required for a Software to properly function on the hardware. Recommended requirements are the technical specifications that can run the Software with no issues on hardware with medium to high in-game settings. Here we will list the minimum and recommended requirements that are needed to run Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree expansion on PC hardware.
Minimum requirements for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
| OS: | Windows 10 (64-bit) or newer |
| Processor: | Intel CoreI5-8400 or an AMD Ryzen 3 3300X |
| Memory: | 12 GB RAM |
| Graphics: | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (3 GB) or an AMD Radeon RX 580 (4 GB) |
| DirectX: | Version 12 |
| Storage: | 60 GB available space at minimum |
| Sound Card: | Windows Compatible Audio Device |
Recommended requirements for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
| OS: | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| Processor: | Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Memory: | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics: | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56 (8 GB) or newer |
| DirectX: | Version 12 |
| Storage: | 60 GB available space at minimum |
| Sound Card: | Windows Compatible Audio Device |
While Intel Arc GPUs are technically supported, users may run into driver-related issues with Shadow of the Erdtree. As always, readers are recommended to install the latest, updated GPU drivers before attempting to launch the game - in order to minimize graphical and/or performance related issues.
