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title: Kiln Rig Guide — Minimum PC and Hardware Picks | Kiln
description: Kiln rig guide for a PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows PC: the minimum rig floor, GPU and CPU picks, Vulkan 1.3, and the lab-class PC behind the grades. Own the games you already have. Not affiliated with Sony.
canonical: https://consolepc.net/rig
updated: 2026-10-13
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# The rig.

Two pages: the floor you can boot on, and the hardware that actually earns the grades.

## Facts (2026-10-13)

- **Pages:** Minimum rig + GPU/CPU
- **Floor:** 6C/12T, Vulkan 1.3, 16 GB
- **Lab class:** 8C/16T, 8 GB VRAM, 32 GB
- **Renderer:** Vulkan 1.3, current driver

## Floor, then lab class

- [Minimum rig](/rig/minimum-rig) — the floor for boot checks versus the lab-class PC behind 1080p grades.

- [GPU and CPU](/rig/gpu-cpu) — what actually matters: VRAM, Vulkan 1.3, cores, drivers, laptops.

## The one-line version

Kiln is a PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows PC. It wants a real x86-64 machine with a current Vulkan 1.3 driver — 6 cores to boot, 8 cores and 8 GB VRAM to play like the lab.

Grades come from [one reference rig](/lab/reference-rig). Compare yours honestly before arguing with a frame rate.

## FAQ

### What PC do I need for Kiln?

Floor: 6-core x86-64, Vulkan 1.3 GPU with ~6GB VRAM, 16GB RAM. Lab class: 8-core CPU, 8GB+ VRAM, 32GB RAM, NVMe. See minimum rig.

### Can I run Kiln on a laptop?

Discrete-GPU laptops on wall power are in the conversation with less headroom. Integrated graphics alone is a boot-check machine.

## Related

- [Minimum rig.](https://consolepc.net/rig/minimum-rig)
- [GPU and CPU.](https://consolepc.net/rig/gpu-cpu)
- [Reference rig.](https://consolepc.net/lab/reference-rig)
- [Boost fps.](https://consolepc.net/lab/boost-fps)
- [Vulkan 1.3.](https://consolepc.net/brief/vulkan-1-3)

## Download

Free Windows app: [Download Kiln](https://consolepc.net/download)

Markdown mirror: https://consolepc.net/rig.md