Hello, Commander.
If you're going to stand a chance going up against the otherworldly invasion, you should make sure your gear is up to snuff. Check out the PC system requirements for XCOM: Enemy Unknown below.
Minimum:
- OS: Windows Vista
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater
- DirectX®: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space
- Sound: DirectX Compatible
- Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection
- Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater
- DirectX®: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space
- Sound: DirectX Compatible
- Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection
- Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
Note: Windows XP is not supported for XCOM:Enemy Unknown
Note on Video Cards:
- Some cards with numerically higher model values than the card listed above have performance below that of supported cards. These cards include:
- ATI Radeon 3430, 3450, 3470, 4350, 4550, and 5450
- NVIDIA GeForce 9300 (all variations), 9400, 100 G, 205, 210, and 310