Gears of War Reloaded System Requirements for PC

Technically a remaster of a remaster.

Gears of War Reloaded
Image via Xbox Game Studios

Gears of War: Reloaded is a remaster of the original 2006 release for modern consoles and PC. It’s essentially the same Ultimate Edition, but with plenty of improvements across the board, including support for 4K, HDR, VRR, and more.

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The PC version is seeing the least graphical improvements since the Ultimate Edition already looked quite good. Still, it was a technical mess with tons of crashing issues and was only available on the Microsoft Store. That said, Gears of War: Reloaded has some updated system requirements, which better reflect today’s PC hardware.

Gears of War Reloaded System Requirements

MinimumRecommended
OSWindows 10 – 64-Bit (19H2)Windows 10 – 64-Bit (22H2)
Windows 11 – 64-Bit (24H2)
CPUAMD Ryzen 3 (Four-Core) or Intel i5 SkylakeAMD Ryzen 5 (Six-Cores) or Intel i5 Coffee Lake
RAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM2 GB4 GB
GPUAMD Radeon RX 480 / RX 5300
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 / 1050 Ti
Intel(R) Arc(TM) A380
AMD Radeon RX 5600
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / GTX 1660 Ti / RTX 2070
DirectX 12Version 12Version 12
Storage70 GB70 GB

The requirements aren’t exactly super detailed, but it’s what you would expect from a remaster in 2025. On the recommended side, you’ll need something like an RTX 2070, presumably for 4K, paired with a Ryzen CPU with six cores. The developers haven’t specified which CPU, but it’s just any generic Ryzen 5 processor.

On the lower side, you need something like an RX 5300 paired with a generic Ryzen 3 CPU. Since the Ultimate Edition is from 2016, I doubt you’ll have a poor experience with an RX 480, especially at 1080p.

8 GB of RAM is recommended either way, and you need 70 GB of free space to install Gears of War: Reloaded on PC. I’m assuming the increased size is due to improved textures, especially when playing in 4K. While an SSD isn’t listed as a requirement, I’m going to bet it’s essential if you want improved load times.

Gears of War Reloaded Pricing and Release Date

Gears of War: Reloaded releases on August 26, 2025, for $39.99 SRP on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PlayStation 5, and Steam. It’s also coming day one to Xbox Game Pass, and if you already own Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, you will receive Gears of War: Reloaded for free.

You can expect plenty of neat features bundled into this release, including crossplay for its campaign and multiplayer modes.

Ali Hashmi

Ali Hashmi is a games journalist, reviewer, and guides writer with over eight years of experience covering the gaming industry across news, reviews, features, walkthroughs, and technical guides. He currently writes for Prima Games and GTA 6 Bible, and has previously contributed to Dot Esports, WhatIfGaming, GameTyrant, and The OuterHaven. With a background in Computer Science and years spent covering PC gaming, Ali has developed a strong focus on performance analysis, optimization, troubleshooting, and in-depth game coverage alongside traditional reviews and features. A longtime fan of action games, Ali spends most of his time obsessing over stylish combat systems, difficult boss fights, immersive sims, and retro shooters that feel like they were pulled straight out of the late ‘90s. When he isn’t replaying Dark Souls for the hundredth time or climbing Ascension levels in Slay the Spire, he’s usually hunting for the next indie game to recommend to everyone around him. His coverage regularly includes AAA releases, indie games, Soulslikes, survival titles, live service games, and technical PC focused guides.