Crimson Desert PC Requirements and Console Specs Revealed
Crimson Desert is shaping up to be one of the best-looking games of March 2026. Set in the dangerous land of Pywel, you’ll face off against monsters and bandits in a massive, beautiful world.
Developer Pearl Abyss just shared the specs for their new BlackSpace Engine, so here is what you need to know to get your system ready:
PC Requirements
The game is fairly easy to run if you just want a standard 1080p experience. However, if you want the game to look its best at 1440p or higher, you’ll need a powerful (and likely expensive) computer.
The Must-Haves for everyone:
Memory: At least 16GB of RAM.
Storage: 150GB of free space on an SSD.
Console Performance
If you aren't a PC gamer, don't worry, the developers have optimized the game for consoles too. They’ve released target performance goals to ensure the game runs smoothly even during heavy combat.
Console players have plenty of options to customize their experience, though the results vary depending on which console is under your TV. With the exception of the budget-friendly Xbox Series S, most players can choose between three distinct modes: Performance, Balanced, and Quality.
Here is the breakdown of how the game will look and run when it launches on March 19, 2026:
Crimson Desert PC Requirements
Minimum
Graphics preset: Minimum
Performance specs: Upscaled 1080p (from 900p) at 30 FPS
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel i5-8500
RAM: 16GB
OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer
Storage: 150GB, SSD required
Low
Graphics preset: Low
Performance specs: 1080p at 30 FPS
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel i5-8500
RAM: 16GB
OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer
Storage: 150GB, SSD required
Recommended
Graphics preset: Medium
Performance specs: 1080p at 60 FPS or 4K at 30 FPS
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel i5-11600K
RAM: 16GB
OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer
Storage: 150GB, SSD required
High
Graphics preset: High
Performance specs: 1440p at 60 FPS
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT or Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X or Intel i5-12600K
RAM: 16GB
OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer
Storage: 150GB, SSD required
Ultra
Graphics preset: Ultra
Performance specs: 4K at 60 FPS
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT or Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X or Intel i5-13600K
RAM: 16GB
OS: Windows 10 64-bit or newer
Storage: 150GB, SSD required
Crimson Desert Console Specifications
PS5
Performance
1080p
60 FPS
Low ray tracing
Balanced
4K (upscaled from 1280p)
40 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
Low ray tracing
Quality
4K (upscaled from 1440p)
30 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
High ray tracing
PS5 Pro
Performance
4K (upscaled from 1080p)
60 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
60+ FPS (with VRR-compatible display)
High ray tracing
Balanced
4K (upscaled from 1440p)
40 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
48+ FPS (with VRR-compatible display)
High ray tracing
Quality
4K
30 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
Ultra ray tracing
Xbox Series X
Performance
1080p
60 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
60+ FPS (with VRR-compatible display)
Low ray tracing
Balanced
4K (upscaled from 1280p)
40 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
Low ray tracing
Quality
4K (upscaled from 1440p)
30 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
High ray tracing
Xbox Series S
Performance
720p
40 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
No ray tracing
Quality
1080p
30 FPS (with Vsync-compatible display)
No ray tracing