Dead by Daylight PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Disk
- 50 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB matches NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM matches NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120 | Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8300 or higher |
| Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| Windows | Windows 10 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a Intel Core i7-10700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 235 | 146 | 85 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 300+ | 258 | 150 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 300+ | 300+ | 183 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 300+ | 300+ | 183 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 300+ | 300+ | 217 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 300+ | 300+ | 217 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 300+ | 300+ | 242 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 300+ | 300+ | 268 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
Answers about Dead by Daylight on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Dead by Daylight?
The publisher's minimum is DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.
How much RAM does Dead by Daylight need?
8 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Dead by Daylight take?
50 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Dead by Daylight?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Dead by Daylight?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Dead by Daylight, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
