Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is out in a week, so it’s not long to wait now, and ahead of its release, PC system requirements are available.
The specification was just released on Steam, with one of the most telling things here being the amount of disk space that will be consumed by Guardians of the Galaxy. To be precise, you will need 150 GB free to install the game.
The minimum and recommended requirements to run Guardians of the Galaxy on PC are as follows …
Minimum system requirements for Guardians of the Galaxy
- Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit Build 1803
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i5-4460
- Memory: 8 GB of RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 570
- DirectX: version 12
- Storage: 150 GB of available space
Guardians of the Galaxy Recommended System Requirements
- Requires 64-bit processor and operating system
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit Build 1803
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i7-4790
- Memory: 16 GB of RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super / AMD Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: version 12
- Storage: 150 GB of available space
Analysis: storage issues maybe ahead, but smooth sailing elsewhere
The big demand, as mentioned, is that 150GB stipulation for disk space, which is a really heavy chunk. It’s bigger than many demanding contemporary games, and might worry those with a smaller SSD in their system (or a fairly full SSD, for that matter).
Indeed, Guardians of the Galaxy requires as much space on your disk as Microsoft Flight Simulator, which also takes 150 GB (with full updates on board) given its large volume of map data.
Other games that require 150 GB include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Stalker 2 when it releases next year. So while this type of request is far from unheard of, it is unexpected to see Guardians of the Galaxy be so hungry for disk space and complain about the lack of priority given to optimizing the size of installations. been prevalent online in a predictable way. (Unfortunately, there are undoubtedly a ton of issues and bugfixes that need to be addressed before tweaking the space, and game development timelines are often tight to say the least).
Otherwise, however, the specs are pretty straightforward, with a GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 570 being an acceptable benchmark on the front of the graphics card. For the recommended GPU you only need a GTX 1660 Super or an RX 590, and that’s for a game that promises to carry a load of graphic bells and whistles (and, of course, DLSS should definitely help Nvidia RTX owners get the most out of gaming frame rates).
The 16GB system RAM recommendation has become pretty standard nowadays, although it’s possible to run Guardians of the Galaxy with 8GB, which is the minimum requirement.
At the start of our time with Guardians of the Galaxy we’re not quite convinced, but those first impressions might change upon release (and it’s not like we haven’t enjoyed the game no more; it’s more a matter of having reserves around the fight).
Via PC Gamer