Here are the specs for those who don’t want to click:
Hard Disk Size: 1 TB
CPU Model: Intel Core i5
Ram Memory Installed Size: 32 GB
Operating System: Windows 11 Home
Graphics Card Description: Integrated
It should work because it’s 32 GB RAM and 1 TB hard disk, but my concern is about the GPU, which is an Intel Iris XE integrated. I want to make and publish games, so my workload isn’t too heavy duty, but it isn’t like beginner stuff either.
You can try and see whether it can run UE5 or not, because I’ve never heard of that specific CPU. Though even if it can run, I’m afraid you won’t really be able to use the engine due to insufficient VRAM.
Supposing it can run UE5, for us to be able to tell if you can create the game in your mind with that machine, you’d need to get in more detail. Here’s a broad task & prerequisite comparison for reference:
For a simple game that doesn’t utilize UE5’s features like Nanite, Lumen etc., doesn’t have demanding graphics, doesn’t have many complex algorithms running in the back, 16GB of RAM and 8GB of VRAM would suffice. (I heard 6GB of VRAM is problematic in UE5 but didn’t try it myself)
The officially recommended RAM capacity for UE5 is 32GB, and 8GB for VRAM to get a decent experience from the editor. Personally, I can get the job done with 8GB of VRAM but I must say it can be quite limiting depending on the task. Generally at least 12GB of VRAM is recommended as of today.
For a large open world game with demanding graphics, 64GB of RAM and 16GB of VRAM would be ideal, though even more could be required depending on the project. There can still be graphically demanding open world games (this is a pretty subjective description tbh) that were made with 32GB RAM and 8GB VRAM, but usually the top tier games come to mind with that description so the word “required” goes for that.
I would recommend you to use UE4 instead of UE5 if you’re not gonna utilize the features UE5 provides anyway.
Hey there @Gamer5422! For the most part I agree with VA, but the integrated GPU is likely to be a problem in general with UE5, while the Iris XE is stronger than it’s previous contemporaries, it’s still going to struggle significantly more than if you had a separate GPU. If you intend to work in UE5 I would recommend a dedicated GPU. As VA mentioned however, UE4 would be easier to run on modern integrated graphics.
