Football Manager 26 requirements for PC estimates

To meet the Football Manager 26 requirements, you will likely need an AMD Radeon R9 380 GPU, an AMD FX-4100 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 20GB of HD space.

With the cancellation of FM25, SEGA appears to have thrown all of their efforts into FM26 instead due to significant delays to Football Manager 25. Quote: "A March release would be too late in the football season to expect players to then buy another game later in the year."

What this means is that FM26 is likely still on course for a 2025 release, and a lot of the work that went into FM25 will likely be imported to FM26. As a result, it's very likely that the FM26 requirements for PC and laptop won't be much different, if at all, from Football Manager 25. 

So, we predict that the Football Manager 26 minimum requirements will only need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 graphics card, an Intel Core i3-530 processor, and 4GB of RAM. This is likely only enough hardware to get the game running on a 1080p monitor on the "Low" graphics preset. 

For the Football Manager 26 recommended specs, you'll likely need an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU, an Intel Core i5-9600 CPU, and 12GB of RAM. 

Considering the overall gameplay of the Football Manager series, it's unlikely that older devices will struggle to play the game to some degree. 

Still unsure if your PC can meet our FM26 PC requirements? Take our Football Manager benchmark test using our automatic checker or by manually entering your system details to see if you can run the game. 

Football Manager 26 size - How big is FM26?

We estimate that the Football Manager 26 download size on PC and laptop will require about 20GB to 30GB of HD space. 

We would recommend installing the game on an SSD to ensure the best gameplay performance. So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming or just check the latest, best prices for SSDs.

Football Manager 26 will run on PC system with Windows 10 64-bit or higher and upwards.

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Football Manager 26 FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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