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CS:GO System Requirements for Windows, macOS and Linux (2021)

As of November 2021, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) needed 15 GB of storage; minimum PC specs were Windows 7 or above, an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750, 2 GB RAM and a 256 MB…

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  1. As of November 2021, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) minimum requirements on Windows were Windows 7 or above, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750, 2 GB RAM and a 256 MB graphics card with DirectX 9.

  2. CS:GO recommended requirements: Windows 7 and above, Intel Pentium E5700 3 GHz or AMD Phenom 8750, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 or AMD Radeon HD 6670 and DirectX 9.

  3. CS:GO needs 15 GB of storage; macOS requires 10.11 El Capitan or above, and SteamOS + Linux needs Ubuntu 12.04 with 4 GB RAM.

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We covered the system requirements of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), the online first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment.

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CS:GO System Requirements 2022

Minimum System Requirements

  • Operating system: Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP or above
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 or above
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB or higher graphics processing unit
  • Graphics memory: 256 MB VRAM
  • DirectX: DX9

Recommended System Requirements

  • Operating system: Windows 7 and above
  • Processor: Intel Pentium E5700 3 GHz or AMD Phenom 8750
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 or AMD Radeon HD 6670
  • Graphics memory: 2 GB VRAM
  • DirectX: DX9

CS:GO gameplay screenshot from the Dust II map

CS:GO Minimum System Requirements for Windows

  • Operating system: Windows 7 / Vista / XP or above
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 and above
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics Card: 256 MB or higher graphics card and DirectX 9
  • Storage: 15 GB

CS:GO Minimum System Requirements for macOS

  • Operating system: macOS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or above
  • Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2 GHz or above)
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 2400 or above / NVIDIA 8600M or above
  • Storage: 15 GB

CS:GO Minimum System Requirements for SteamOS + Linux

  • Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04
  • Processor: 64-bit dual-core Intel or 2.8 GHz AMD
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600 GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
  • Storage: 15 GB
  • Sound Card: OpenAL-compatible sound card
  • Operating System: Windows 7 and above
  • Processor: Intel Pentium E5700 3 GHz / AMD Phenom 8750
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 / AMD Radeon HD 6670
  • DirectX: DirectX 9
  • Storage: 15 GB

How Many GB Is CS:GO?

15 GB of storage will be enough for CS:GO.

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How Many GB Is CS:GO?

15 GB of storage will be enough for CS:GO.

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