System Requirements detail the computer hardware and operating systems required to run Star Citizen.
Minimum System Requirements[19] for Star Citizen, as of March 16, 2016 with the launch of Star Citizen Alpha 2.2.2 are:[20]
OS (Operating System): Windows 7 service pack 1 (64 bit), or Windows 8 (64 bit)
Processor: Quad core CPU
RAM: 8GB Memory
GPU (Graphics Card): DirectX 11 graphics card with at least 1GB Video RAM
Recommended System Requirements As of June 11, 2016, Alpha 2.4.0 are:
OS (Operating System) - Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows 8 or 8.1 (64-bit) or Windows 10 (64-bit)
Disk space - 200 GB SSD
Processor - Quad Core CPU (Intel Core i7-4770K or comparable)
RAM - 16 GB RAM
GPU (Graphics Card): DirectX - Version 11- AMD A10-7700K, AMD Radeon HD 7990, GeForce GTX 780 or similar with at least 4GB Video RAM
System Requirements will change as the developers continue update and optimize the testing modules of Star Citizen. The game's final recommended system requirements and minimum requirements, at launch, may be vastly different to those above.