Action · 2014 · Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, Kiev
Far Cry® 4 System Requirements
Far Cry® 4 is undemanding by current standards by 2026 standards. It wants 8GB of memory and 2GB of VRAM for a comfortable experience. Set aside 30GB of free space.
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| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| Processor | 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955≈ AMD Phenom II X4 955 | 2.5 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400S or 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350 or better≈ AMD FX-8350 |
| Graphics card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)≈ NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2 GB VRAM)≈ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| System memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
Estimated performance by graphics card
High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 464 | 359 | 209 | Recommended spec |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 464 | 321 | 186 | Recommended spec |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 464 | 306 | 178 | Recommended spec |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | A | 464 | 301 | 175 | Recommended spec |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 464 | 292 | 169 | Recommended spec |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 447 | 277 | 161 | Recommended spec |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 440 | 273 | 158 | Recommended spec |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 432 | 268 | 156 | Recommended spec |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER | A | 424 | 263 | 153 | Recommended spec |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | A | 417 | 258 | 150 | Recommended spec |
Modelled estimates rather than captured runs — see our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What are the minimum requirements for Far Cry® 4?
At least 4GB of system memory, a graphics card with 1GB of VRAM (roughly a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 or better), 30GB of free storage, Windows 10 and DirectX 11.
What are the recommended specs?
For a comfortable experience: 8GB of memory and a card with 2GB of VRAM — around a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, paired with a AMD FX-8350 or equivalent.
Is Far Cry® 4 demanding on PC?
It is undemanding by current standards by 2026 standards, with a recommended GPU score of 9/100. It is primarily CPU-bound.
