🖥️ Quake 4 system requirements
Minimum and recommended PC specs (official, from Steam). Meeting "Minimum" means you can play; for smoother visuals and higher settings, refer to "Recommended".
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| Requirement equivalent | GPU tier | CPU tier | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | — | AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon XP / Intel Pentium 4 / D | 0.5 GB |
💻 Minimum
- Operating System
- Windows® XP
- Processor
- Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD® Athlon® XP 2000+ processor or higher
- Memory
- 512MB RAM
- Hard Disk Space
- 2.8GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® swap file)
- Video
- 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 64MB 3D hardware accelerated video card required
- Sound
- 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
- DirectX® Version
- 9.0c
Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/3). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.