Battlefield 4 System Requirements
Reviewed By: Kevin Pocock
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Battlefield 4 marked the fourth game in the best-selling video game series developed by DICE and published by EA. Released in 2013, Battlefield 4 received specific praise for its multiplayer mode that, to this day, still enjoys more than 1000 daily online players.
When it comes to online first-person shooters, you're either COD or Battlefield. And if you're part of the latter, Battlefield 4 is one you might be looking to revisit or check out for the first time.
For PC gamers, there's always the concern of having to meet the minimum PC system requirements for modern CPU-intensive games. Thankfully, Battlefield 4 is by no means new, so most run-of-the-mill PCs – and even laptops – will be able to run the game smoothly.
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But for the specific system requirements you need to play Battlefield 4, find both the minimum requirements and recommended requirements below, pulled directly from Battlefield 4's official Steam page.
Battlefield 4 Minimum System Requirements
Since Battlefield 4 is a sixth-generation game, you can get away with running it on an old PC or laptop without worrying too much about graphics.
Still, the minimum PC system requirements for Battlefield 4 are:
- OS: Windows 8 32-bit
- Processor: AMD Athlon X2 2.8 Ghz or Intel Core Duo 2.4 Ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
- Network: Broadband internet connection (for online play)
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Battlefield 4 Recommended System Requirements
If you are looking to get the best gaming performance playing Battlefield 4, the specs bar is still pretty low, which will come as good news.
Due to this, most modern PCs and laptops will be able to run BF4 without running into performance issues, since the recommended system requirements are:
- OS: Windows 8 64-bit
- Processor: AMD six-core CPU or Intel Quad-core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD7870 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Network: Broadband internet connection (for online play)
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Conclusion
Going from the minimum and recommended system requirements to play Battlefield 4 listed above, most new and up-to-date PCs and gaming laptops will be able to run Battlefield 4 with little to no issues.
Overall, this is good to know no matter whether you own a souped up gaming rig or an old, worn out PC (or laptop). Just remember that if you plan on playing Battlefield 4 online, a good internet connection will be required to play as well as avoid in-game lag.
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