Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide: PC requirements and GPU selection

Crowds, effects and ray-traced lighting can shift both CPU and GPU load. Read the complete source row before selecting a current class.

Guide revised: Official source checked 2026-08-18
Original industrial gothic megacity artwork for the Darktide GPU guide

BUYING INTERPRETATION

Before spending

Keep ray tracing and upscaling constant in your comparison. Prefer a busy combat test; an empty section poorly represents the conditions driving your purchase.

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DLSS ✓

DLSS compatibility status

Supported — confirmed in NVIDIA's catalog
  • Multi Frame Generation
  • Frame Generation
  • Super Resolution
  • DLAA
NVIDIA catalog checked 2026-08-21. Absence from the catalog does not prove permanent incompatibility.Check NVIDIA's official catalog ↗

PRIMARY SOURCE

Official PC requirements

ProfileOfficial targetOfficial GPUCPU · RAMVRAM · storage
MinimumMinimum · target not statedGTX 970 · RX 570Core i5-6600 / Ryzen 5 2400G8 GB4 GB72 GB
RecommendedRecommended · target not statedRTX 3060 / RTX 2060 · RX 5700 XTCore i7-9700K / Ryzen 5 360016 GB6 GB72 GB SSD recommended

WHOLE SYSTEM

The limits that can change the answer

CPU

Core i5-6600 / Ryzen 5 2400G; Core i7-9700K / Ryzen 5 3600

RAM

Official profiles span 8–16 GB.

VRAM

Official profiles state 4–6 GB where specified.

Storage

Official profiles state up to 72 GB; keep extra room for patches.

GPU COMPARATOR

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METHOD

Evidence, method and limitations

These buying suggestions are based on published requirements, not GPUStores benchmarks. Game updates and the rest of your PC can change the result.

An unspecified value remains unknown. Confirm delivered price and stock with the retailer before buying.

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