A quad core processor or above means a possible improvement compared to others. The CryTek engine is taxing for the CPU, and directly affects the frame rate, the recommended AMD Ryover the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 will avoid frustration. But going higher with anything above their specs would make your life easier. With the recommended AMD Radeon HD 7990 it is a safer option for Star Citizen, and the equivalent NVIDIA GTX 980 too.
Going for the minimum AMD Radeon R5 M330 is not recommended. Higher end hardware or tweaking of settings is needed to run Star Citizen, it is an ambitious game with stunning graphics, but is also an unstable game. Furthermore, an AMD Radeon HD 7990 is recommended in order to run Star Citizen with the highest settings. The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an AMD Radeon R5 M330. The minimum memory requirement for Star Citizen is 16 GB of RAM installed in your computer.
Whereas, an AMD Ryis recommended in order to run it.
To play Star Citizen you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000. The Star Citizen system requirements state you will need at least 40 GB free storage space to install the game.
