Rainbow Six Siege X system requirements

The Rainbow Six Siege X system requirements contain some relatively high demands for a competitive shooter, but only if you're aiming for high frame rates at 4K resolution. Otherwise, the graphical overhaul has had a relatively minimal effect on the hardware you'll need to enjoy the next generation of Siege.

While you won't need the best graphics card to get great performance in Rainbow Six Siege at 1080p, if you want to push for 120fps at 4K, then you're going to need a fairly decent gaming PC. Comparing these new specs to the original Rainbow Six Siege system requirements shows just how far we've come in the last decade of PC hardware, even if the specs are still in line with what's expected from modern 3D games.

Here are the Rainbow Six Siege X system requirements:

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The Rainbow Six Siege X minimum requirements show what you need to play the game at 1080p and 60fps, which is what all minimum specs should ideally be targeting, but it's especially important in a competitive shooter.

You'll need an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, or Intel Arc A380 paired with an Intel Core i3 8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100. The RAM requirements are also set at 8GB, which is great news for older or budget gaming PCs, as are the modest CPU and GPU requirements.

As for the Rainbow Six Siege X recommended specs, they take a slight jump up with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600 required, alongside an Intel Core i5 10400 or AMD Ryzen 3600.

The RAM requirement also doubles here to 16GB, which could catch out some gamers. Luckily, upgrading to some of the best gaming RAM is one of the cheapest and easiest upgrades currently available. The recommended specs are what you'll need to meet for 120fps gameplay at 1080p.

Here are the Rainbow Six Siege X high and ultra system requirements:

The Rainbow Six Siege X Ultra specs are what you'll need if you're aiming for 120fps at 4K. You'll need an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT alongside an Intel Core i5 11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

These GPU requirements are quite high for a competitive shooter, even at 4K, but given that Rainbow Six Siege X includes a heavy graphical upgrade, the high-end GPU demands were always expected to climb considerably.

For anyone hoping to play on the Steam Deck, unfortunately, due to the BattlEye and Fair Fight anti-cheats, the game isn't playable unless you install Windows onto your handheld.

Meanwhile, the Rainbow Six Siege X download size currently sits at 65GB, with the best gaming SSD you can afford recommended at all tiers. The overall file size can grow to as big as 110GB if you're aiming for the Ultra graphical preset, where additional textures can be downloaded.

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