Minimum settings require at least 16 GB of RAM.
At The Game Awards event, the announcement of the PC version of the hardcore “bagel” Returnal took place. Steam already has a page for the game, where you can see its system requirements.
So, the minimum requirements are an Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X processor, 16 GB of RAM and a video card no worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580. The recommended requirements include an Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen processor. 7 2700X, 32GB of RAM, and a graphics card that’s at least as good as NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT. The game will take 60 GB on the drive.
Returnal will be released on PC in early 2023. The exact release date has not yet been announced.