PC requirements

Rocksmith System Requirements

Rocksmith needs at least 2.0 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E4400 or 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+, 2 GB RAM and 256 MB DirectX 9 / NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 XT graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Rocksmith minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum
Operating system Windows Vista
Processor 2.0 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E4400 or 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+
Memory 2 GB RAM
Graphics 256 MB DirectX 9 / NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 XT
Storage 12 GB HD space
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Other platforms

Rocksmith is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Rocksmith on PC

Can my PC run Rocksmith?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Rocksmith need?
12 GB HD space