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Elite Dangerous — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: Frontier Developments · Released: Apr 2, 2015 · Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — Elite Dangerous
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) | Recommended (Steam) |
|---|---|---|
| OS * | Windows 8/10 64-bit | Windows 8/10 64-bit |
| Processor | Quad Core CPU (4 x 2Ghz) | Intel Core i7-3770K Quad Core CPU or better / AMD FX 4350 Quad Core CPU or better |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GTX 470/AMD R7 240 | Nvidia GTX 770 / AMD Radeon R9 280X |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 25 GB available space | 25 GB available space |
| VR Support | SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required | — |
| Additional Notes | — | Supports SteamVR, Oculus Rift and TrackIR |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (GTX 770). The demand level classifies the publisher's published requirements only; it is not a benchmark result and predicts no frame rate.
Benchmark status
Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for Elite Dangerous.
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