Dead Space system requirements

Dead Space system requirements – full specs, system checker, and the gaming PC setup you need to play the remake of the classic space horror

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Full minimum and recommended system requirements for Dead Space
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CPU Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-11600K Upgrade CPU
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Upgrade GPU
RAM 8 GB 16 GB RAM deals
File Size 50 GB 50 GB SSD deals
OS Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10

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Dead Space FPS - What frame rate will you get?

Dead Space benchmarks
CPU GPU RAM FPS
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel UHD 630 16 GB 277
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Radeon(TM) 535 16 GB 34
Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 24 GB 216
Intel Core i7-12700KF NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 32 GB 175
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Radeon(TM) 535 16 GB 87
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Can I run Dead Space?

To meet the Dead Space system requirements, you'll need a gaming PC armed with a quad-core processor that's at least as powerful as the Intel Core i5 6500 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, paired with 16GB of RAM. On the GPU side of things, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 should provide plenty of pixel pushing power to get you on board the USG Ishimura. Just don't forget to clear a modest 50GB of space from your SSD too, as hard drives simply don't make the cut here.

Moving up the Dead Space recommended specs, a more powerful CPU akin to the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i5 11600K will be needed to survive any unwanted performance hiccups. The same goes for graphics cards, with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 creating the new floor for performance. Additionally, developer Motive explicitly recommends using a PCIe NVMe SSD.

Dead Space review

In PCGamesN's Dead Space review, the horror game remake is described as a "gloriously grotesque glow-up" and received a 9/10 rating from the site.

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What is Dead Space?

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Dead Space info
Player Count 513 Players (Last 24 Hours)
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Developer EA Redwood Shores
Publisher Electronic Arts
Categories Action, Adventure, FPS
Dead Space PC price today $59.99
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