Nvidia GTX graphics cards not good enough for Gears of War E-Day as PC system requirements revealed
Gears of War: E-Day is shaping up to be one of the biggest releases of 2026, and The Coalition has already revealed the official PC system requirements. The good news is that the game does not appear to be overly demanding. The bad news, at least for some players hanging on to old hardware, is that older GTX graphics cards are no longer part of the conversation.
According to the newly released PC specifications, the minimum GPU requirement starts with either an Nvidia RTX 2060 or RTX 5050. AMD users can get by with an RX 6600 or RX 9060, while Intel players will need at least an Arc A580. Recommended specs move up to an RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 5060, RX 6700 XT, RX 9060 XT, or Intel Arc B580.
Gears of War E-Day system requirements on PC
| Specification | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit 22H 19045.7291 | Windows 11 64bit (25H2) or newer |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i7‑6850K / i5‑10400 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 / Intel i5-11600K |
| RAM | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Radeon RX 9060 / Intel A580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / Radeon RX 9060 XT / Intel B580 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 130 GB SSD | 130 GB SSD |
GTX-series cards such as the GTX 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1080, GTX 1660, and even the GTX 1080 Ti are not officially listed among the supported hardware. While some of these GPUs may still be capable of running the game at lower settings, players can run into all sorts of performance and compatibility issues due to their lack of hardware-level ray tracing support.
The rest of the requirements are fairly reasonable by modern standards. Players will need at least 12GB of RAM and a processor such as the Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i5-10400. For the recommended experience, 16GB of RAM and a Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i5-11600K are suggested. One thing that stands out is the storage requirement, as Gears of War: E-Day will require 130GB of available SSD space regardless of whether you’re aiming for minimum or recommended settings.
The system requirements also highlight several PC-focused features. Players can expect support for uncapped frame rates, ultrawide monitors, keyboard and mouse remapping, and multiple display modes. The game will also support advanced graphical features such as HDR10 and hardware ray-traced lighting, reflections, and shadows.
