Crimson Desert System Requirements: PC, Console, Mac, and ROG Ally Specs Revealed

Crimson Desert is the upcoming action-adventure game, which has been generating significant buzz across the gaming community. Developed by Pearl Abyss, the title was initially planned as a prequel to Black Desert Online but later evolved into a standalone open-world adventure.

The game is set to launch on March 19 across Windows, macOS, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Ahead of its release, the platform has now revealed detailed system requirements and performance targets for PC, console, and Mac platforms, giving players a clearer idea of the hardware needed to run the visually ambitious title.

Crimson Desert PC, Console, Mac, and ROG Ally Specs Revealed

PC System Requirements for Crimson Desert

For PC players, Crimson Desert will support multiple graphics presets ranging from Minimum to Ultra. The game can run at upscaled 1080p at the lowest settings and scales all the way up to native 4K at 60 FPS on Ultra settings, depending on the hardware. Notably, every configuration requires 16GB RAM and a 150GB SSD, indicating that the game will be quite demanding in terms of storage and system performance.

Graphics Preset	Performance Target	GPU	CPU	RAM	OS	Storage
Minimum	Upscaled 1080p (from 900p) at 30 FPS	AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel Core i5-8500	16GB	Windows 10 64-bit (22H2+)	150GB SSD
Low	1080p at 30 FPS	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel Core i5-8500	16GB	Windows 10 64-bit	150GB SSD
Recommended	1080p 60 FPS / 4K 30 FPS	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 / Intel Core i5-11600K	16GB	Windows 10 64-bit	150GB SSD
High	1440p at 60 FPS	AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X / Intel Core i5-12600K	16GB	Windows 10 64-bit	150GB SSD
Ultra	4K at 60 FPS	AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X / Intel Core i5-13600K	16GB	Windows 10 64-bit	150GB SSD

Console Performance Targets

Developer Pearl Abyss has also revealed performance modes for consoles including the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. Each platform offers different performance modes that balance frame rate, resolution, and ray tracing quality.

PlayStation 5

Players on PlayStation 5 will get three graphics modes: Performance, Balanced, and Quality.

Mode	Resolution	Target Performance	Ray Tracing
Performance	1080p	60 FPS (VRR supported)	Low
Balanced	Upscaled 4K (from 1280p, FSR 3)	40 FPS	Low
Quality	Upscaled 4K (from 1440p)	30 FPS	High

PlayStation 5 Pro

The upgraded PS5 Pro offers better ray tracing and improved upscaling through Sony's PSSR technology.

Mode	Resolution	Target Performance	Ray Tracing
Performance	Upscaled 4K (from 1080p, PSSR)	60 FPS	High
Balanced	Upscaled 4K (from 1440p)	40 FPS	High
Quality	Native 4K	30 FPS	Ultra

Xbox Series S

The more affordable Xbox Series S offers lower resolution targets and does not support ray tracing.

Mode	Resolution	Target Performance	Ray Tracing
Performance	720p	40 FPS	Off
Quality	1080p	30 FPS	Off

Xbox Series X

The Xbox Series X provides three different performance options similar to the PlayStation 5.

Mode	Resolution	Target Performance	Ray Tracing
Performance	1080p	60 FPS	Low
Balanced	Upscaled 4K (from 1280p)	40 FPS	Low
Quality	Upscaled 4K (from 1440p)	30 FPS	High

Both PlayStation and Xbox consoles will require VRR-compatible displays and HDMI 2.1 cables to unlock higher frame rate options.

Mac Requirements for Crimson Desert

Interestingly, Pearl Abyss has also confirmed support for macOS, making Crimson Desert one of the few major AAA games arriving on Apple devices. The game will run on macOS 15 or later and will use MetalFX upscaling technology to improve performance.

Preset	Apple Chip	Performance Target	Ray Tracing
Minimum	M2 Pro	720p-900p at 30 FPS	Off
Recommended	M3 Pro / M4 Pro / M5	1080p at 60 FPS	On
High	M2 Max / M3 Max	1440p at 60 FPS	On
Ultra	M3 Ultra / M4 Max	4K up to 60 FPS	On

All Mac configurations also require 16GB RAM and 150GB storage.

ROG Handheld System Requirements

For handheld gaming, Crimson Desert will also support the ROG Xbox Ally handheld lineup. These handheld devices rely heavily on AMD FSR 3 upscaling and frame generation to balance performance and visual quality at lower resolutions.

ROG Xbox Ally

Mode	Resolution	Target Performance	Upscaling	Storage
Performance Mode	Native 720p	40 FPS	FSR 3 Frame Generation	150GB
Performance Upscaled Mode	Upscaled 1080p (from 720p)	60 FPS	FSR 3 Super Resolution + Frame Generation	150GB

ROG Xbox Ally X

Mode	Resolution	Target Performance	Upscaling	Storage
Balanced Mode	Upscaled 1080p (from 720p)	40 FPS	FSR 3 Super Resolution	150GB
Quality Mode	Native 1080p	30 FPS	None	150GB

Across PC, console, Mac, and ROG handhelds, Crimson Desert system requirements show a visually ambitious open-world project. From 720p on portable hardware to 4K with ray tracing on high-end devices, players now have clear information to prepare their systems before the game launches on 19 March.