Running the game

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Hardware specifications

Windows

System Requirements[1]
Component Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows® 10 64 bit, Windows® 11 64 bit Windows® 10 64 bit, Windows® 11 64 bit
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-7700 or higher Intel® Core™ i7-9700 or higher
Memory 8GB or higher 16GB or higher
Hard drive 140GB or more 140GB or more
Graphics card NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 970 (4GB) or higher
AMD Radeon™ RX 480 or higher
NVIDIA® Geforce® RTX 2060 (6GB) or higher
AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 XT or higher
Screen resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Internet Broadband Connection Broadband Connection
Communications port If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through.
[Ports that may be used]
TCP:80, 443, 54992~54994, 55006~55007, 55021~55040
If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through.
[Ports that may be used]
TCP:80, 443, 54992~54994, 55006~55007, 55021~55040
Sound card DirectSound® supported sound card DirectSound® supported sound card
DirectX® DirectX® 11 DirectX® 11
  • Microsoft Edge WebView2 is required to use the game launcher.
  • Users running Windows 11 will need to ensure that their system meets both the Windows 11 system requirements and the FINAL FANTASY XIV system requirements.
  • Graphics card drivers must be updated to the latest version to run this software.
  • The FAT32 file system is not supported.
  • The Minimum System Requirements listed above are the anticipated minimum system requirements to run this software. However, please be aware that this information is still subject to change.
  • Official support for the Windows® 32-bit operating system and the DirectX 9 version of FINAL FANTASY XIV has ended. For details, please click here.

macOS

Minimum System Requirements[1]
Component Minimum Recommended
OS macOS Ventura 13.0, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 macOS Ventura 13.0, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1
Model iMac (M1, 2021), Mac mini (M1, 2020) or higher, MacBook Pro/Air (M1, 2020) or higher Mac mini (M2 Pro, 2023) or higher, MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2023) or higher
Memory 8GB or higher 16GB or higher
Hard drive 140GB or more 140GB or more
Graphics M1 or higher M2 Pro or higher
Screen resolution 1440x900 1920x1080
Graphics Settings Standard (Mac) High (Mac)
Internet Broadband Connection Broadband Connection
Communications port If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through.
[Ports that may be used]
TCP:80, 443, 54992~54994, 55006~55007, 55021~55040
If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through.
[Ports that may be used]
TCP:80, 443, 54992~54994, 55006~55007, 55021~55040
  • The Minimum System Requirements listed above are the anticipated minimum system requirements to run this software. However, please be aware that this information is still subject to change.
  • Mac systems utilizing the Apple Silicon chipset must have Rosetta installed.
Notes
  • Specs are subject to change in the future.


Installing the game

  • Create a Square Enix Account (it's used as main account to log into the game).
  • Follow the Official Website instructions according to your platform:
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5: Please download the full version client from the PlayStation Store.
    • Xbox Series X|S: Please download the full version client from the Microsoft Store.

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Official Website, Official system requirements at na.finalfantasyxiv.com