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Best PC to play Baldur's Gate 3 in 2026 GPU + CPU + RAM · No bottleneck · Updated September 2026

Baldur's Gate 3 is a game where the GPU is the main performance factor. The selected builds are balanced to avoid any bottleneck and deliver a smooth experience at 1440p on high settings.

Budget build Stable gameplay · 1080p

1080p

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

6 GB VRAM 1080p: 28/100 1440p: 20/100

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

6 cores Single-core: 84/100 5.1 GHz boost

RAM 32 GB DDR5-6000 · Games from 2022 onwards easily go past 16 GB with the system and a browser open. 32 GB of DDR5-6000 (2×16 GB) is the sweet spot on AM5.

Baldur's Gate 3 has a fairly even GPU/CPU balance (65% GPU / 35% CPU). Both components matter if you want to avoid bottlenecks.

Recommended build Smooth experience · 1440p

1440p

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

8 GB VRAM 1080p: 59/100 1440p: 52/100

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

6 cores Single-core: 93/100 5.4 GHz boost

RAM 32 GB DDR5-6000 · Games from 2022 onwards easily go past 16 GB with the system and a browser open. 32 GB of DDR5-6000 (2×16 GB) is the sweet spot on AM5.

Baldur's Gate 3 has a fairly even GPU/CPU balance (65% GPU / 35% CPU). Both components matter if you want to avoid bottlenecks.

High-end build Premium experience · 1440p–4K

1440p–4K

GPU

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

20 GB VRAM 1080p: 81/100 1440p: 79/100

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

8 cores Single-core: 96/100 5.2 GHz boost

RAM 32 GB DDR5-6000 · Games from 2022 onwards easily go past 16 GB with the system and a browser open. 32 GB of DDR5-6000 (2×16 GB) is the sweet spot on AM5.

Baldur's Gate 3 has a fairly even GPU/CPU balance (65% GPU / 35% CPU). Both components matter if you want to avoid bottlenecks.

About RAM

Games from 2022 onwards easily go past 16 GB with the system and a browser open. 32 GB of DDR5-6000 (2×16 GB) is the sweet spot on AM5.

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