Gears of War: E-Day PC System Requirements
Two lines on this spec sheet are not suggestions: an SSD and a GPU with hardware ray tracing. Everything else scales across three tiers, and all three assume an upscaler is switched on.
Gears of War: E-Day PC requirements by tier
| Component | Minimum | Recommended | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target | Medium, 1080p 60 FPS | High, 1440p 60+ FPS | Ultra, 4K 60+ FPS |
| GPU | RTX 5050, RTX 2060, RX 6600 or RX 9060 | RTX 5060, RTX 3060 Ti, RX 6700 XT or RX 9060 XT | RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 2600X, i7-6850K or i5-10400 | Ryzen 5 5600 or i5-11600K | Ryzen 7 7800X3D or i7-14700K |
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| RAM | 12 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 115 GB SSD | 115 GB SSD | 115 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit (25H2+) | Windows 11 64-bit |
Every tier assumes an upscaler — DLSS, FSR, TSR or XeSS — is enabled. The Steam page lists Windows 10 build 19045.7291 as the minimum OS, with DirectX 12 and a broadband connection throughout. There is no Mac or Linux version.
The two requirements with no fallback
Studio wording: “Graphics cards without dedicated hardware ray-tracing support are not supported.” That rules out NVIDIA's GTX 16 series and AMD's RX 5000 series regardless of raw speed.
The beta notes warned that mechanical hard drives “are not supported” and may cause severe loading issues, missing assets, stuttering and crashes.
The game would not launch on NVIDIA drivers older than 610.74 during the beta. AMD 26.7.1 and Intel 101.8864 were the listed minimums.
What the PC build includes
- Upscaling and frame generation: NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR 4, Intel XeSS 3.0, plus optional Frame Generation and Multi Frame Generation where supported.
- Ray tracing: hardware ray-traced reflections, shadows and global illumination.
- A built-in benchmark mode with granular settings, useful for dialing in performance on launch hardware.
- Display: HDR10, ultrawide support at 21:9 and 32:9 in both gameplay and menus, uncapped frame rates, and borderless, exclusive and windowed modes.
- Input: full keyboard and mouse remapping plus controller support including DualSense.
- Crossplay works either way, so your storefront does not lock you out of friends on other platforms. You only need a linked Xbox account to send cross-platform squad invites.
Steam Deck and install size
The Steam page says E-Day is “fully optimized for handheld play on Steam Deck, Xbox Ally X and Xbox Ally”, but Valve had not rated it as of late September — not Verified, not Playable, not Unsupported. Treat the publisher's claim as a claim until a rating appears. On install size, official listings say 115 GB on SSD while the Xbox PC app shows roughly 120 GB; one outlet reported 130 GB. Leave headroom beyond the largest figure you see.
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