F1 2018: PC graphics performance benchmark review - System requirements

The game will require only moderately modern hardware only to run smoothly upon release. To reach recommended requirement we expect the game will need a Core i5 8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X for a processor and your graphics card needs to be at least a Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580. To run the game on windows you will, however, need 8GB of RAM, system memory. The upgraded graphics engine which made its debut in F1 2016, F1 2018 packs the latest Formula 1 World Champions and includes some of the most iconic cars from the last 30 years. Here are the official F1 2018 PC system requirements.

F1 2018 system requirements (minimum)

• CPU: Intel Core i3 2130 or AMD FX 4300
• CPU SPEED: Info
• RAM: 8 GB
• OS: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
• VIDEO CARD: Nvidia GT 640 or AMD HD 7750
• SOUND CARD: DirectX Compatible Soundcard
• FREE DISK SPACE: 50 GB

F1 2018 Recommended Requirements

• CPU: Intel Core i5 8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
• CPU SPEED: Info
• RAM: 8 GB
• OS: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
• VIDEO CARD: Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580
• SOUND CARD: DirectX Compatible Soundcard
• FREE DISK SPACE: 50 GB

This is the third year since the move to an upgrade graphics engine for the F1 series, ensuring the PC version of F1 2018 looks every bit as good as its console counterparts. It also comes with the bonus of an unlocked frame rate and sky-high resolution. For our reference baseline results, we test with our image quality settings at maxed out. The game is not that hard to render. Overall you will experience very high to be a nice quality setting for PC gamers. The game allows you to tweak several graphics settings but has your typical settings ranging from the lowest to the best (Ultra high) image quality settings.