PC System Requirements
NEED FOR SPEED PAYBACK
FrostbiteWindows 10 64-bit30 GB
PC PERFORMANCE BRIEF
NEED FOR SPEED PAYBACK SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Need for Speed Payback leans into a flashy heist-movie tone, mixing street racing with scripted set pieces and off-road detours. It is less grounded than some racing games, but strong on speed, style, and cinematic momentum.
It leans harder into flashy set pieces and street-racing melodrama than some other entries, which gives the whole thing a more openly arcade tone. The best version of Payback is not subtle; it is about speed, spectacle, and the satisfaction of pushing a car from rough starter build to something worth showing off.
It leans harder into flashy set pieces and street-racing melodrama than some other entries, which gives the whole thing a more openly arcade tone. The best version of Payback is not subtle; it is about speed, spectacle, and the satisfaction of pushing a car from rough starter build to something worth showing off.
6 GB Minimum RAM
8 GB Recommended RAM
Steam Requirement Tiers
Steam provides minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.
Windows Listing
Official OS listing: Windows 7 64-bit.
API Support
Official DirectX listing: DirectX 11.
System Requirements
Specs sourced from the official Steam store page. Steam provides official minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.
M Minimum
Minimum System Requirements
Official Steam minimum tier
CPUIntel i3 6300 @ 3.8GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz with 4 hardware threads
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory
RAM6 GB RAM
OS64-bit Windows 7 or later
Storage30 GB available space
DirectXVersion 11
NetworkBroadband Internet connection
R Recommended
Recommended System Requirements
Official Steam recommended tier
CPUIntel i5 4690K @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0GHz with 4 hardware threads
GPUAMD Radeon RX 480 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory
RAM8 GB RAM
OS64-bit Windows 10 or later
Storage30 GB available space
DirectXVersion 11
NetworkBroadband Internet connection
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