A beautiful Korean MMORPG, with a new combat system. BDO attempts to deliver a new spark to the mass online roleplaying space, with an interesting combat system and the usual in depth character builder.

Black Desert Online System Requirements

19 Feb 2021 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

OS: Win 7 32
Processor: Intel Core i3-530 2.9GHz / AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 or NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
VRAM: 512MB
System Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 10 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 6-Core 3.1GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1600
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB
System Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB Hard drive space

PC System Analysis For Black Desert Online Requirements

Black Desert Online requires at least a Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB or GeForce GTX 1080 Ti to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. System memory required for Black Desert Online is 8 GB performance memory. Taking a look at the min reqs you will require a Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics card with a Core i3-530 2.9GHz or Phenom 9500 Quad-Core processor to reach the minimum Black Desert Online specs, run on low graphics setting and 720p. Your GPU is expected to be able to deliver DirectX 11. Recommended needs around a 4 year old PC to run.

FPS System Benchmark

79 FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Black Desert Online for PC? Black Desert Online is poorly optimized

5.5

Where does Black Desert Online rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Online, RPG, Fantasy

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GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i3-530 2.9GHz

Phenom 9500 Quad-Core

GeForce GTS 250

Radeon HD 3870 X2

1 GB

4 GB

Win 7 32

DX 9

40 GB

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Recommended Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i5-8600 6-Core 3.1GHz

Ryzen R5 1600

GeForce GTX 970 4GB

Radeon RX 480 4GB

4 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 11

40 GB

FPS

Ultra Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7GHz

Ryzen 7 2700X

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 11

40 GB

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Black Desert Online PC Release Date:

3 Mar 2016

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Black Desert Online vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

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Core I7-5775R 4-Core 3.3GHz

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RAM

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