{"id":21371,"date":"2026-05-19T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/?p=21371"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:15:15","slug":"forza-horizon-6-recommended-pc-specs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/forza-horizon-6-recommended-pc-specs\/","title":{"rendered":"Forza Horizon 6: System Requirements and Recommended Gaming PCs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Japan looks even better when you are zooming around in your favorite car. Playground Games’ long-awaited Forza Horizon 6 is out now. Critics and gamers alike are loving it. Here’s what you need to run it on PC, and the builds we recommend for the best driving experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Forza Horizon 6 Gameplay<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Critical Reception<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Forza Horizon 6 PC System Requirements<\/a>\n
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    1. Minimum \u2014 1080p \/ 60 FPS \/ Low<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Recommended \u2014 1440p \/ 60+ FPS \/ High<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Extreme \u2014 4K \/ 60+ FPS \/ Extreme<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Extreme RT \u2014 4K Upscaled \/ 60+ FPS \/ Ray Tracing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Recommended Gaming PCs for Forza Horizon 6<\/a>\n
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      1. Minimum Spec PC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Recommended Spec PC 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Recommended Spec PC 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Forza Horizon 6 Gameplay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Forza Horizon 6 is the latest in a long running open world racing game series. The sixth entry takes the driving festival to Japan. Longtime series fans had been requesting Japan for years, and this map delivers. Featuring the series’ largest open world to date, with Tokyo City being 5X the size than any previous city in the Horizon series – a labyrinthine sprawl of downtown streets, docklands, suburban backroads, and elevated expressways that blurs the line between a racing game and a driving vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Forza Horizon 6 spans the entire breadth of a fictionalized Japan. You’ll race through misty mountain passes in Tohoku and to the rural lowlands of Kyushu, over to scenic coastal roads with views of the iconic Mt. Fuji. All of this is complimented by dynamic weather, seasonal changes, and an overhauled sound system that changes how engine sounds react to their environments, whether you are driving through tunnels, open roads, or steep canyons. Each region carries its own visual identity, weather patterns, and road character. A killer soundtrack, the largest in series history, gives you nine radio stations with a mix of Japanese artists and international names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Forza Horizon 6 is a technical showcase on PC. Ray-traced reflections and global illumination are active in live gameplay for the first time in the series. This was something you could only use in the previous game’s photo mode. Support for uncapped frame rates, native ultrawide resolutions, your chose of upscaling with: DLSS 4, AMD FSR 3 and FSR 4, Intel XeSS 2.1, full racing wheel support, and cross-save across all platforms. A built in benchmark mode is included with the game for testing out performance on your selected graphics settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Critical Reception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Forza Horizon 6 launched to some super strong. On Metacritic, its sitting at a 92 based on over 65 critic reviews . Putting it as one of the highest rated games of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        On Steam, the game peaked at over 178,000 concurrent users during Early Access \u2014 more than double Forza Horizon 5’s all-time Steam peak of 81,096 \u2014 before its full launch on May 19 (today). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you are a racing or car enthusiast, Forza Horizon 6 is the ultimate package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Forza Horizon 6 PC System Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        \"chart<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        Playground Games created the chart above that details the four performance spec tiers, each with a clear resolution, frame rate target, and graphics quality. For the two higher tiers, Extreme and Extreme RT, an NVMe SSD is specifically required, so make note of that. For storage space you’ll want a generous 167GB set aside for the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Minimum: 1080p | 60 FPS | Low Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT or Intel Arc A380<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 16GB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: SSD required (SATA or NVMe)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Recommended: 1440p | 60+ FPS | High Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | Intel Arc A580<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 16GB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: SSD required (SATA or NVMe)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Extreme: 4K | 60+ FPS | Extreme Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 24GB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: NVMe SSD required<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Extreme RT: 4K Upscaled | 60+ FPS | Ray Tracing <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 32GB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: NVMe SSD required<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Recommended Gaming PCs for Forza Horizon 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Japan’s roads deserve the smoothest frame rates. Whether you’re cruising around at 1080p or pushing the pedal to the metal with 4K ray tracing racing, here are our top picks for the ultimate Forza Horizon 6 experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Minimum Spec PC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        AMD Mainstream Gaming PC<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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        CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 16GB DDR5 \/ 6000MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Recommended Spec PC 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Memorial Day RTX 5060<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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        CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 225F<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: GeForce RTX 5060<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 16GB DDR5 \/ 6000MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Extreme Spec PC <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        GeForce Elite Gaming PC<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
        \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: GeForce RTX 5070<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 32GB DDR5 \/ 6000MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Extreme RT Spec PC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Gaming PC Master 9500<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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        CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GPU: GeForce RTX 5080<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        RAM: 32GB DDR5 \/ 6000MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Storage: 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Japan looks even better when you are zooming around in your favorite car. Playground Games’ long-awaited Forza Horizon 6 is out now. Critics and gamers alike are loving it. Here’s what you need to run it on PC, and the builds we recommend for the best driving experience. Table of Contents Forza Horizon 6 Gameplay… Read More »Forza Horizon 6: System Requirements and Recommended Gaming PCs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":21376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2732],"tags":[8874,8876,8875],"class_list":["post-21371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","tag-forza-horizon-6","tag-forza-horizon-pc-specs","tag-gaming-pcs-for-forza-horizon-6"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21371"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21387,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21371\/revisions\/21387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}