Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 original Resident Evil 4 reimagined for 2023 to bring state-of-the-art survival horror. Resident Evil 4 preserves the essence of the original game, while introducing modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics to make this the latest survival horror game where life and death, terror and catharsis intersect.
Best gaming PC for Resident Evil 4 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Resident Evil 4 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 Capcom 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) / Windows 11 (64 bit) |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 / Intel Core i5-7500 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i7 8700 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 560 with 4GB VRAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB VRAM | AMD Radeon RX 5700 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
| Storage | 0 GB | 0 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Resident Evil 4?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i7 8700 and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 5700 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.