Gears of War E-Day Won’t Run on Older GPUs—Here’s What You Need

Gears of War E-Day has some hard GPU requirements, and if you’re still running older hardware, you’ll need to upgrade. The game will not launch on GeForce GTX 1000-series cards, Radeon RX 5000-series, or older Vega and Polaris chips.

That’s a meaningful jump in entry-level specs. The GTX 1000-series and RX 5000-series were mainstream picks for years, and plenty of players are still gaming on them. If you’re planning to jump into E-Day when it launches, verify your card isn’t on the unsupported list before launch day—there’s nothing worse than hitting a hard stop at the login screen.

**Plan Ahead if You’re on Older Hardware**

The Coalition isn’t the first studio to cut support for aging GPUs, but it’s worth flagging that older AMD and Nvidia architectures are now officially out. If you’ve been running a GTX 1060 or RX 580, this is a heads-up that E-Day won’t be happening without a hardware swap.

Gears of War E-Day is the prequel to the original trilogy, launching as part of Xbox Game Pass and on PC. If you’re on compatible hardware, you’re set. If not, it’s time to start hunting for deals or planning an upgrade before launch.