System Shock System Requirements

To run the System Shock Remake system requirements you will need an Intel Core i5-2400 CPU and AMD HD 7870 graphics card, and a measly 2GB of HDD space.

The System Shock remake isn't the shock to your computer system as we might have thought, with an Intel Core i5-2400 CPU with an AMD Radeon HD 7870 graphics card being all you need to meet the minimum requirements. With only 4GB of RAM required to play the remake, we can expect it to run smoothly on most modern gaming rigs.

But if you want to meet the System Shock recommended specs, Nightdive studios recommend an Intel Core i7-3770 CPU with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 GPU and 8GB of RAM to back it up.

System Shock size

Considering the 1994 original only needed 25MB of hard drive space, the System Shock remake download size is only 2GB.

System Shock demo

Want to try out the System Shock remake? Check out the demo available on Steam.

System Shock will run on PC system with Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only) and upwards. Additionally it has a Linux version.

Looking for an upgrade? Try our easy to use System Shock set up guides to find the best cards. Filter for System Shock graphics card comparison and CPU compare. We'll help you find the best deal for the right gear to run the game.

System Shock FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on System Shock? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how System Shock performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups. Here's our most recent test result.

What frame rate does System Shock run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
112	Intel Core i7-10750H	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	16 GB

What frame rate does System Shock run at? Check our FPS Calculator

Are you experiencing System Shock FPS drops and stutters? Want to know exactly how the game performs on your system? You can get a free easy FPS test for all your games using the PCGameBenchmark FPS monitor tool - your first step to understanding how the parts in your gaming PC are actually performing in real-world conditions.