Can your PC run Mortal Kombat 1? Thanks to Steam, we already know the exact system requirements for Mortal Kombat 1.
Mortal Kombat 1 will be the next installment of the popular fighting game series. Yes, the last one was MK11, so you might wonder why the next one is called MK1? Well, Mortal Kombat 1 will basically restart the series in a new Mortal Kombat universe, created by fire god Liu Kang. It is supposed to introduce new fighting mechanics, game modes and of course fatalities.
Mortal Kombat 1 will be released on September 19, 2023 and can already be pre-ordered, so you might wonder if your PC can run the new game. Read on and find out!
Mortal Kombat 1 PC System Requirements
Mortal Kombat 1 can already be pre-ordered on the official website and also on Steam. Thanks to the Steam page, we also already know the minimum and recommended system requirements for PC.
- If you are into fighting games, you should also check out Street Fighter 6
Here you go:
| MK1 Minimum PC System Requirements | MK1 Recommended PC System Requirements | |
| Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100 or Ryzen™ 5 2600 | Intel® Core™ i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce® GTX 980 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 or Intel® Arc™ A750 | Nvidia GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT or Intel® Arc™ A770 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 100 GB available space | 100 GB available space |
Hey, good news, Mortal Kombat 1 doesn't really need the greatest hardware. Even for the recommended specs, you only need a GTX 1080 Ti, that came out in 2017. For minimum specs, you can still run a GTX 980 from 2014. So if your PC isn't already over 10 years old or you at least upgraded your graphics card one in the last five years, your PC should absolutely be able to run Mortal Kombat 1 without any issues at all.
Finally, a new game that doesn't need a $3000 PC to run without turning down graphics and still get stutters all over the place. Let's hope the game is well optimized at launch and not a disaster like so many other PC ports this year.
This game was a mess at release: