PC · COMPATIBILITY

Ace Combat 8 PC requirements: ray tracing, RAM and SSD space

Windows Steam release · Requirements checked October 4, 2026 · Estimates use upscaling; not native-resolution benchmarks

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YOUR FIRST MOVE

Check GPU feature support as well as speed: Steam requires hardware ray tracing and DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6.6 or higher. Plan for 150GB of SSD space for the Steam version. The publisher website currently says 125GB, so the two listings are not identical.

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Current Steam minimum versus recommended

Store requirements, October 4
ComponentMinimumRecommended
OS64-bit Windows 1164-bit Windows 11
CPUCore i7-10700K / Ryzen 5 3600XCore i7-12700K / Ryzen 5 5600X
RAM16GB32GB
GPURTX 2060 6GB / RX 6600 XT 8GBRTX 3070 8GB / RX 6800 16GB
Storage150GB; SSD required150GB; SSD required
Published performance estimate1080p with upscaling, Low, 30fps1080p with upscaling, Medium, 60fps

Steam’s notes allow frame-rate drops in demanding scenes. These are publisher estimates, not results measured by this site.

A fast older GPU can still miss a requirement

Hardware ray tracing and Shader Model support are compatibility conditions. Comparing an older GPU’s raster performance with an RTX 2060 does not establish that it satisfies them. Check the specifications of your exact GPU and its supported driver instead of treating every DirectX 12 label as equivalent.

We do not provide an RT-bypass file or recommend driver downgrades based only on an in-game warning. If the game refuses to launch, record the complete error and hardware model before applying an unrelated crash fix.

125GB or 150GB?

The publisher website lists 125GB, while Steam’s current base-game requirements list 150GB. Reserve the larger amount for a Steam installation and check what the client requests. This discrepancy does not establish actual downloaded size, final installed size or patch staging space.

For a scene-specific stutter problem on capable hardware, try the texture-setting comparison. For a handheld campaign-load crash, read the Steam Deck report with its limitations. Neither replaces the listed PC requirements.

Sources & limits

Community reports are attributed, not tests performed by this site. Builds are unspecified unless stated.

  1. Steam: current PC requirements ↗

    Checked October 4; 150GB, hardware RT, Shader Model 6.6 and upscaled performance estimates.

  2. Bandai Namco: website PC requirements ↗

    Checked October 4; website differs at 125GB. No actual install-size test.