Techland has finally pulled back the curtain on the system requirements for Dying Light: The Beast, and the numbers are sparking plenty of conversation among PC players. Unlike many recent releases that lean heavily on graphics cards, this one appears to demand quite a bit of horsepower from your CPU.

Minimum Specs Are No Joke

For those hoping to scrape by with older rigs, the minimum requirements may come as a surprise. Techland is asking for at least an Intel Core i5-13400F or AMD Ryzen 7 5800, alongside a GTX 1060, RX 5500 XT, or Intel Arc A750. Six gigabytes of video memory and 16GB of RAM are listed as the baseline, along with 70GB of SSD storage.

That’s already a hefty bar for players who usually expect an entry point around older i5s or Ryzen 5 chips. Even at “minimum,” the game targets 1080p at 30 frames per second on low settings.

Recommended for Smooth Play

If you want to push the game into a more comfortable zone 1440p resolution at 60 frames per second the recommended tier calls for the same i5-13400F or a Ryzen 7 7700, paired with an RTX 3070 Ti, RX 6750 XT, or Intel’s upcoming Arc B580. RAM requirements remain steady at 16GB, though that GPU bump is significant.

High and Ultra Settings Demand Modern Hardware

Players chasing 4K visuals with high settings will need serious gear. The listed CPUs jump to an Intel Core i7-13700K or Ryzen 9 7800X3D, alongside GPUs like the RTX 4070 Ti or RX 7900 GRE. That spec sheet also raises memory requirements to 32GB of RAM.

The “Ultra” category aimed at 4K with ray tracing and frame generation enabled reads more like a wishlist for enthusiasts. Techland suggests top-end processors such as the i9-14900K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D, paired with future-leaning GPUs like the RTX 5070 or RX 9070. Frame generation technologies such as DLSS 4, Intel XeSS 2, and FSR 3.1 are clearly going to be vital in making those settings playable.

What This Means for Laptop Gamers

Laptop players will need to take these requirements with a grain of salt. Mobile GPUs rarely line up one-to-one with their desktop equivalents, so an RTX 4070 Laptop GPU won’t deliver the same punch as its desktop cousin. Still, anyone with a fairly recent gaming laptop particularly one equipped with RTX 3070 or higher should be able to find a comfortable middle ground at 1080p or 1440p with adjusted settings.

A Wide Hardware Spread

The most striking thing about these requirements isn’t the raw numbers, but the spread between tiers. Techland seems to be aiming for broad scalability, with a low-end setup that’s CPU-heavy, mid-range builds tuned for 1440p, and an Ultra tier that leans on modern upscaling tech to make ambitious 4K targets achievable.

For PC players, the message is clear: Dying Light: The Beast is going to run, but how well it runs will depend on both your processor and whether you’re willing to take advantage of AI-driven frame generation.