Football Manager 27 launches November 10: PC and Mac requirements
Football Manager 27 launches November 10. Here are the Windows and Mac requirements, which GPUs clear the minimum and the recommended, what happens to your Launch Preview save, and how it looks on Steam Deck.
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Football Manager 27 launches tomorrow, November 10, on PC and Mac. If you played the Launch Preview, you lose nothing: according to the official Steam announcements, careers started during that period carry over to the full release without starting again, and on Game Pass your save continues through your subscription. For the average PC, the key point is that it is still a light game: the minimum asks for a GTX 960 with 1 GB of VRAM and 6 GB of RAM.
The interest is already there: it made Steam’s global top sellers for the week of October 27 to November 3, according to SteamDB.
Football Manager 27 PC requirements
These are the Windows requirements from the Steam store page:
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 960, Radeon R9 380 or Intel HD 530 (1 GiB VRAM, Shader Model 5.0) | RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5600 XT (2 GiB VRAM) |
| CPU | Core i3-530 or AMD FX-4100 (requires SSE4.2 and SSSE3) | Core i5-9600 or Ryzen 5 2600 |
| RAM | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit | Windows 11, 64-bit |
On laptops, the minimum asks for a GTX 960M, Radeon R9 M375 or Intel HD 530, and the recommended an RTX 2060 Mobile or RX 6600M. Both tiers use DirectX 11.
Which GPUs run it
Every card on our list clears the minimum, even ones several generations old. Grades are measured against the recommended requirement:
- GTX 1650 clears the minimum with a D: it runs, but struggles against the recommended.
- GTX 1660 Super lands at C, between the minimum and the recommended.
- RTX 2060 is solid with a B: it is exactly the card the recommended asks for.
- RTX 4060 gets an A, with headroom.
In our data, FM27’s recommended tier has the same GPU score and the same 12 GB of RAM as Football Manager 26’s, so if your PC met the recommended for last year’s game, it meets this one too.
The studio also announced an update to support the full launch on November 10 with further optimizations, followed by a first post-launch update that will look at the 3D match engine based on player reports.
On Mac and Steam Deck
FM27 has a native macOS version. The minimum asks for macOS 13, 14, 15 or 26, an Apple M1 or Intel Core M, 6 GB of RAM and an Apple M1, GeForce GT 750M, Intel HD Graphics 5000 or FirePro D300. The recommended asks for macOS 14, 15 or 26, an Apple M1 and 12 GB of RAM. Both need 20 GB of space. If you play on a Mac, see what else runs on macOS.
On Steam Deck, Valve has not rated it yet. Our spec-based estimate gives it an F, and Steam does not list a Linux version. You can follow the details on the FM27 Steam Deck page.
Can your PC run Football Manager 27?
Here is how your PC grades against FM27 and Football Manager 26:
| Game | Rec. GPU score | Rec. RAM | Min. RAM | Your PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football Manager 27 | 14,300 | 12 GB | 6 GB | ? |
 Football Manager 26 | 14,300 | 12 GB | 4 GB | ? |
For the full grade with your GPU and the upgrade that helps most, open the Football Manager 27 page.
Sources: Football Manager 27 on Steam, FM27 Minor Update 1, FM27 free to play until November 3, Free Launch Preview, SteamDB: weekly top sellers
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