Can I run Pacific Drive?
Pacific Drive (2024) is an action, adventure and indie game and a very demanding game for a PC. This is one of the heaviest PC games: high settings need a fast, recent graphics card.

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Pacific Drive system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 8600 | Intel Core i5-10600k |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB | Nvidia RTX 2080/3070 |
| Storage | 18 GB available space | 18 GB available space |
Source: the official Pacific Drive Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs Pacific Drive?
To play it you need at least a GeForce GTX 1650 class graphics card, an Intel Core i5-8400 class processor and 16 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a GeForce RTX 3070 or faster, an Intel Core i7-8700 class processor and 16 GB of RAM.
Graphics card: minimum
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- Radeon RX 580
Graphics card: high settings
- GeForce RTX 3070
- Radeon RX 6700 XT
- GeForce RTX 5060
Processor: minimum
- Intel Core i5-8400
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Intel Core i7-8700
Processor: high settings
- Intel Core i7-8700
- Intel Core i5-10400
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600
How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 74%, medium to high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 94%, high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 40%, below the minimum, not playable well.
Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.
PC builds for Pacific Drive
Parts from our product guides: the lowest of each that reaches the game's minimum and recommended specs. Prices change every day, so Amazon shows today's price.
Minimum build
Plays Pacific Drive on low to medium settings
Graphics cardIntel Arc B580Amazon
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5500FAmazon
Memory (16 GB+, DDR4)G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200Amazon
Recommended build
Plays Pacific Drive on high settings (the recommended specs)
Graphics cardAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GBAmazon
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5500FAmazon
Memory (16 GB+, DDR4)G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200Amazon
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Pacific Drive: questions
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