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Steam literally has a section called Hardware Requirements under every game.

• wqaatwt 1y ago
  Yes, they are entirely arbitrary. Worst cases (e.g. Cities Skylines 2) outright false
  • sensanaty 1y ago
    To be fair that's on the devs/publishers, not Steam
• Jolter 1y ago
  As soon as what you have in your machine doesn’t literally match the stated system requirements, you’re on your own. It’s up to the user to research and understand which CPU or GPU is ”better” or ”worse” than the required one. These things are nontrivial when comparing between generations and across tiers, not to mention across different vendors. A knowledgeable user might be able to predict their performance reasonably well, based on publicly available benchmark databases, but you still can’t really get a good estimate FPS unless you find someone with exactly your hardware setup who benchmarked the game (and is willing to share).
  • bavell 1y ago
    Most minimum/recommended game specs reference mainstream gaming CPU/GPUs, and most gamers know the strength of their own hardware relative to mainstream components. If you're a very casual/young/inexperienced gamer then sure, you might have trouble comparing your own system with the min specs.
• mvieira38 1y ago
  Which is so bad it barely means anything for lower-end PCs. I played and enjoyed plenty of hours on Elden Ring while rocking hardware well below the minimum requirements