Halo Infinite's launch is close enough that longtime fans of the sci-fi shooter are practically salivating at its nearness. It seems like each week brings with it exciting news regarding Halo Infinite's ongoing development, making the game that much more a reality. With that in mind, for PC gamers have been anxiously awaiting Halo Infinite's minimum and recommended hardware specifications. In a new update to Halo Infinite's Steam profile, 343 Industries has now shared that information.
Halo Infinite's requirements for CPU and GPU are as follows. The CPU minimum is either an Intel i5-4440 or an AMD FX-8370. These are fair minimums, as both were affordable CPUs even six or seven years ago. The GPUs step things up a bit, asking for either an Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti or an AMD RX 570. These are more recent, released in 2016 and 2017 respectively, but both were very affordable at launch.
The remaining minimum PC specifications for Halo Infinite are as follows. Windows 10 and DirectX 12 are both required, software-wise, both of which are relatively standard in 2021. 8GB of memory will be necessary, as well 50 GB of storage space. Note that Halo Infinite's minimum requirements don't ask for an SSD. Altogether, the minimum specifications are very fair, though any new PC gamers will want to acquire recently released components instead of what's listed as the minimum CPUs and GPUs are no longer readily available and cost much more as a result.
As for the recommended specifications for Halo Infinite, there's a healthy step up in performance. The recommended CPU is either an Intel i7-9700k or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. These were released in 2018 and 2019 respectively and were close to a $300-$400 price point. The recommended GPU is either an Nvidia RTX 2070 or Radeon RX 5700 XT. These were around $500 and $400, respectively. Needless to say, the recommended PC is a much more expensive machine.
Outside of the CPU and GPU, Halo Infinite's recommended specs similarly require Windows 10 and DirectX 12. Memory requirements are doubled from 8GB to 16GB, however. Storage requirements, luckily, are identical at 50GB with no mention of an SSD.
The good news is that most PC gamers very likely fall somewhere between the minimum and recommended specifications, if not above recommended. That means Halo Infinite will be accessible to most PC gamers. The bad news is that new PC gamers or those hoping to upgrade aren't going to be able to do so at an affordable price. GPUs are in very low supply, with 2070s as an example having gone up hundreds of dollars in price between 2018 and now. Still, those wanting to play Halo Infinite on PC now have some thresholds to consider.
Halo Infinite releases December 8 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.