Minecraft PC system requirements
To run Minecraft you need at least Intel Core i3-3210 3.2 GHz / AMD A8-7600 APU 3.1 GHz or equivalent / Integrated: Intel HD Graphics 4000 / AMD Radeon R5 series with OpenGL 4.4 (or discrete GeForce 400-series / Radeon HD 7000-series), with 4 GB of RAM.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10, macOS 10.15 Catalina, or a modern 64-bit Linux (Java Edition) | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3210 3.2 GHz / AMD A8-7600 APU 3.1 GHz or equivalent | Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz / AMD A10-7800 APU 3.5 GHz or equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Integrated: Intel HD Graphics 4000 / AMD Radeon R5 series with OpenGL 4.4 (or discrete GeForce 400-series / Radeon HD 7000-series) | GeForce 700-series or AMD Radeon Rx 200-series (non-integrated) with OpenGL 4.5 |
| Storage | At least 1 GB | 4 GB (SSD recommended) |
| Notes | Java Edition. A modern Java runtime (installed automatically by the official launcher) and a 64-bit OS are required. | Java Edition. More RAM (allocate 4–6 GB) and a stronger GPU help greatly when running modpacks, shaders or high render distances. |
Sources · Last verified: July 12, 2026.
Minecraft is one of the least demanding games you can buy – vanilla Java or Bedrock will run on office laptops and decade-old hardware. Java Edition's official minimum is roughly an Intel Core i3-3210, 4 GB RAM and an OpenGL 4.4-capable GPU; the recommended tier is about a Core i5-4690 with 8 GB RAM and a GeForce 700-series card. Bedrock Edition on Windows is even lighter: it lists something like an Intel Celeron J4105 or AMD FX-4100, 4 GB RAM and an Intel HD Graphics 4000-class GPU as a minimum, needs a DirectX 12 (feature level 12_1) GPU, with a recommended tier around a Core i5-class CPU and 8 GB RAM. The catch on Java is not the base game but modding: shader packs, ray tracing (via mods or Bedrock RTX), big modpacks and high render distances can hammer a weak GPU and eat RAM, so enthusiasts allocate more memory and use a mid-range GPU. Both editions run well on Steam Deck / handheld PCs and low-power laptops. Bedrock generally performs better than Java on the same low-end hardware because it is a native C++ engine rather than Java.
Sources
- Minecraft.net – Java & Bedrock Edition for PC (store/price)
- Minecraft Help – System Requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition
- Minecraft Wiki – Java Edition hardware requirements
- Minecraft Help – Java & Bedrock Edition for PC FAQ (editions/crossplay)
- Wikipedia – Minecraft (release, developer, platforms)
- Last verified: July 12, 2026. Sizes and specs can change with patches — tell us if something is out of date.