Forza Horizon 6 System Requirements (Minimum and Recommended)

With the release of Forza Horizon 6 drawing close, Playground Games has unveiled the official PC system requirements for the open-world racer. The Horizon franchise has traditionally offered up exceptional PC ports with a bevy of visual settings, allowing for a wide range of PC configurations to run the game smoothly. The studio’s latest release should be no different, so here’s a look at the official Forza Horizon 6 system requirements.

Forza Horizon 6 System Requirements (Minimum)

• Processor: Intel Core i5-8400/AMD Ryzen 5 1600
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650/AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT/Intel Arc A380
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Storage: TBA (SSD Required)
• Operating System: Windows 10/11 at least 22H2
• Visual Settings:
  • Graphical Preset: Low
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Target FPS: 60

The minimum system requirements for Forza Horizon 6 are surprisingly light. The Nvidia GTX 1650 is basically the present-day equivalent of the GTX 1050 circa 2020, meaning it is a budget GPU that’s desperately clinging to life. Most AAA titles have already leapfrogged the entry-level card when it comes to their base-level requirements, which only highlights how confident Playground Games is in FH6’s optimization.

Additionally, those GPU requirements bode really well for handheld consoles such as the ASUS ROG Ally and the Steam Deck. While neither machine is on the same “TFLOP” level as the GTX 1650, they’re close enough to at least run the game at a decent framerate.

Forza Horizon 6 Recommended System Requirements

• Processor: Intel Core i5-12400F/AMD Ryzen 5 5600 X
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti/AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT/Intel Arc A580
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Storage: TBA (SSD Required)
• Operating System: Windows 10/11 at least 22H2
• Visual Settings:
  • Graphical Preset: High
  • Resolution: 1440p
  • Target FPS: 60

The recommended Forza Horizon 6 PC requirements are similarly reasonable and call for the mid-range RTX 3060 Ti for buttery-smooth gameplay at high visual settings. By turning down the resolution, you should be able to push the game beyond 60 FPS and into 120+ territory. Of course, we’ll have to wait until the title’s release to know for sure.

Forza Horizon 6 Extreme PC Requirements

As the name suggests, the “extreme” PC requirements for Forza Horizon 6 list the hardware needed for maximum visual fidelity. If you want to enjoy the best-looking version of FH6’s Japan setting, here’s what you’ll need under the hood:

Extreme Requirements

• Processor: Intel Core i7-12700k/AMD Ryzen 7 7700 X
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti/AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
• Memory: 24 GB RAM
• Storage: TBA (NVMe SSD Required)
• Operating System: Windows 10/11 at least 22H2
• Visual Settings:
  • Graphical Preset: Extreme
  • Resolution: 4K
  • Target FPS: 60+

Extreme Ray Tracing Requirements

• Processor: Intel Core i7-12700k/AMD Ryzen 7 7700 X
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti/AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
• Memory: 32 GB RAM
• Storage: TBA (NVMe SSD Required)
• Operating System: Windows 10/11 at least 22H2
• Visual Settings:
  • Graphical Preset: Extreme RT (Ray Tracing on)
  • Resolution: 4K upscaled
  • Target FPS: 60+

The devs clearly aren’t messing about with the PC requirements for the maxed-out gameplay experience. To run Forza Horizon 6 with every slider tuned to the fullest, you’ll need top-of-the-line hardware like the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti. Turn on Ray Tracing, and the GPU requirement jumps a generation towards the RTX 5070 Ti.

32 gigs of memory is another eye-popping requirement, especially amid global silicon shortages that are threatening to derail the release of next-gen consoles like the PlayStation 6. Nevertheless, racing enthusiasts won’t be deterred by these demands, and you’ll likely see many in-depth PC settings guides once the game goes live.

And that covers everything you need to know about the Forza Horizon 6 system requirements. Are you excited for the next Horizon Festival? Let us know in the comments.