Mass Effect System Requirements

To play Mass Effect you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Pentium 4 4.00GHz. Whereas, an Intel Core i3-2120 is recommended in order to run it. The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an NVIDIA GeForce 6800. But, according to the developers the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum memory requirement for Mass Effect is 4 GB installed in your computer. If possible, make sure your have 8 GB in order to run Mass Effect to its full potential. You will need at least 12 GB to install Mass Effect. Make sure your have 12 GB in order to install Mass Effect.

Looking for the remastered version? Check out the Mass Effect legendary edition system requirements.

Mass Effect will run on PC system with Windows XP and upwards.

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