Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree shows some uncharacteristic mercy with identical system requirements to the base game

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree screenshot

Elden Ring’s upcomingShadow of the ErdtreeDLC is, I think it’s fair to say, one of the most hotly anticipated expansions of 2024, what with the immense success of thebase gameback in 2022. For those of you preparing to have the durability of your controllers tested when the DLC unlocks on June 20, at the very least it looks like it won’t stress out your system any more than the original.

The Steamstore pageminimum requirements are identical to Elden Ring, and while it was regarded assomewhat demandingback at release, many moons have passed since then.

As something of a refresher course, that means the minimum CPU is given as an Intel Core i5 8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, with a minimum GPU requirement of an Nvidia GeForceGTX 10603 GB or AMD RadeonRX 580.

Those are some pretty aged components now, although I do have some frustrating memories of trying to get Elden Ring to run well on a GTX 1060 6 GB system when it first launched. Still, plenty of updates have been released since then, and some of the later patches do appear to haveimproved some of the performance issuesfor lower end systems, although enabling ray tracing does seem to bea demanding optionfor many to this day.

Swipe to scroll horizontallyElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree system requirementsRow 0 - Cell 0MinimumRecommendedOSWindows 10Windows 10CPUIntel Core i5 8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300XIntel Core i7 8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XMemory12 GB16 GBGPUNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GBNvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GBDirectXVersion 12Version 12Storage60 GB available space60 GB available space

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree system requirementsRow 0 - Cell 0MinimumRecommendedOSWindows 10Windows 10CPUIntel Core i5 8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300XIntel Core i7 8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XMemory12 GB16 GBGPUNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GBNvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GBDirectXVersion 12Version 12Storage60 GB available space60 GB available space

Shadow of the Erdtree also has anexpected download sizeof around 16.5 GB. That’s a pretty light touch on your SSD space, too, and shouldn’t take up too much extra room on most systems. And if that’s a bit too much for you, may I boldly suggest that now might be the time to take a look at finding agood deal on a cheap SSD?

Still, it’s refreshing to see a DLC that hasn’t upped the ante when it comes to minimum specs, and suggests that Shadow of the Erdtree should run very well on systems that could already blast through the original.

I bid you good luck and good fortune in your adventures to come. Me, I never had much time to put into the original (damn you, life), so it looks likeI have my work cut out for meif I ever want to see what all the fuss is about here.

Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.

Best CPU for gamingBest gaming motherboardBest graphics cardBest SSD for gaming

Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.

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