Spec sheet · Simulation · 2018

Frostpunk PC Requirements

To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB. Among the games we track, it is moderately demanding.

Minimum GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Recommended GPU
AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
RAM
4–8 GB
Disk
8 GB

Which graphics cards clear it

All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.

40 Short of the minimum including the AMD Radeon 890M
38 Minimum, not recommended from the AMD Radeon RX 560 ($99 at launch)
87 At or above recommended from the Intel Arc A580 ($179 at launch)

What the publisher lists

Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.

PartMinimumRecommended
Graphics card GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 GeForce 970, Radeon RX 580 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM matches AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
Processor 3.2 GHz Dual Core Processor 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Memory 4 GB 8 GB
Video memory 2 GB 4 GB
Storage 8 GB 8 GB
Windows Windows 7 Same as minimum
DirectX DirectX 11 Same as minimum

Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest

Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a Intel Core i7-10700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.

Card1080p1440p4KAgainst the specs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 402515 Minimum
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 724526 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 6600 885432 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 885432 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 7600 1046437 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 1046437 Recommended
Intel Arc B580 1167242 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 1288046 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 18611567 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 19812371 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 24014987 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 283175102 Recommended

Answers about Frostpunk on PC

What is the lowest graphics card that runs Frostpunk?

The publisher's minimum is GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660.

How much RAM does Frostpunk need?

4 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.

How much storage space does Frostpunk take?

8 GB of free space.

Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Frostpunk?

Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.

Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Frostpunk?

Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.

If your PC runs Frostpunk, it also runs

Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.