Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2015 · Shooter, Action · Kojima Productions · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 91
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Optimize Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for your PC
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My Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Settings Card
Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 2/9.
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: | Recommended: |
| Processor | OS: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64, Windows 10x64 (64-bit OS Required) | OS: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64, Windows 10x64 (64-bit OS Required) |
| Memory | Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or better | Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 (3.60GHz) or better; Quad-core or better |
| Graphics | Memory: 4 GB RAM | Memory: 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required) | Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (DirectX 11 graphic card required) |
| DirectX | DirectX: Version 11 | DirectX: Version 11 |
| Item 7 | Storage: 28 GB available space | Storage: 28 GB available space |
| Item 8 | Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card | Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1) |
About Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid 5 continues the story of MGS: Peace Walker and MGS V: Ground Zeroes. Snake seeks revenge for the attack on the MSF group 9 years ago, that placed Big Boss into a coma. After the failed assassination attempt, Big Boss takes the code name Venom Snake, delving back into the world of superhumans and espionage. A large-scale story that includes 5 hours of cinematic cutscenes compliments open world exploration with hundreds of audio logs and side missions, forming the atmosphere of military drama with sci-fi elements. MGS5: Phantom Pain has an advanced AI system that will allow enemy soldiers constantly call for reinforcements if they see that something is wrong, forcing players to take down communications and fight or retreat and try again. Players will manage the base by gathering and managing staff, weaponry, and resources, in order to upgrade their personal arsenal and companions.
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Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
How the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain optimization card is computed
Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). Your GPU and CPU selections map to comparable-class scores. The generator compares your hardware score against the game's demand to pick a starting preset, estimate an FPS band at 1080p/1440p/4K, and recommend an upscaler (DLSS / FSR 3) and ray-tracing posture. The output is a planning guide — always verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.