XCOM: Enemy Unknown PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a Intel HD Graphics 4000-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a Intel HD Graphics 4000. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.
- Minimum GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Recommended GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- RAM
- 2–4 GB
- Disk
- 20 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 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Processor | 2 GHz Dual Core | 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) matches AMD Phenom 9850 |
| Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | Publisher didn't say |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| Windows | Windows | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 9 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Phenom 9850-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
Answers about XCOM: Enemy Unknown on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
The publisher's minimum is NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel HD Graphics 4000.
How much RAM does XCOM: Enemy Unknown need?
2 GB at minimum, 4 GB recommended.
How much storage space does XCOM: Enemy Unknown take?
20 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs XCOM: Enemy Unknown, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
