The Forza Horizon series has reinvigorated the franchise as a whole, beginning a new spin on the classic racing ‘simulator' and making it more open world . Now in its fifth iteration, Forza Horizon 5 has built on the mechanics previously introduced to the games and created vast vistas to burn some rubber in. 

Unfortunately, though, this comes at a cost and your PC will need to have certain internal components to be able to run Forza Horizon 5. Below, we're going to run you through both the minimum and recommended Forza Horizon 5 system requirements so that you'll be able to see if your rig can handle it.

Forza Horizon 5 Minimum System Requirements

Here are the specs your PC has to have to run Forza Horizon 5 on its lowest settings. This will obviously result in minimum texture quality and low draw distance damping the work Playground Games has out into the finer details. However, with this being said, it is still playable, so don't worry too much.

• CPU: Intel i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
• RAM: 8GB RAM
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 470
• Storage : 110 GB HDD space
• OS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or later (64-bit)

Forza Horizon 5 Recommended System Requirements

Now, if you want to up the graphical fidelity of Forza Horizon 5 and experience the rich world Playground Games has created, having a PC that meets the recommended system requirements. Here they are in a full list so you can quickly note down if you need upgrades to your current setup.

• CPU: Intel i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
• RAM: 16 GB RAM
• GPU: GeForce RTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 590
• Storage: 110 GB SSD space
• OS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or later (64-bit)

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