Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered
- Developer
- Criterion Games
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Released
- 06 November 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: racing
Feel the thrill of the chase and the rush of escape behind the wheels of the world’s hottest high-performance cars in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered– a heart-pumping, socially competitive racing experience.
Best gaming PC for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Electronic Arts on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | WIndows 10 / 64 Bit | WIndows 10 / 64 Bit |
| CPU | (AMD) Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent (Intel) Corei3-2120 or equivalent | (AMD) FX-8350 or equivalent (Intel) Core i5-350K or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | (AMD) Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent (Nvidia) GeForce GT 640 or equivalent | (AMD) Radeon R9 270x or equivalent (Nvidia) GeForce GTX 660 or Equivalent |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to (AMD) FX-8350 and your GPU is at or above (AMD) Radeon R9 270x, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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