Spec sheet · Simulation · 2018

Surviving Mars PC Requirements

To play it you need at least a Intel UHD Graphics 630-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a Intel UHD Graphics 630. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.

Minimum GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Recommended GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 630
RAM
4–8 GB
Disk
6 GB

Which graphics cards clear it

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

18 Short of the minimum including the AMD Radeon 890M
44 Minimum, not recommended from the AMD Radeon R7 240 ($69 at launch)
103 At or above recommended from the AMD Radeon RX 560 ($99 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 HD 4600/Geforce 620/Radeon 6450 or equivalent GPUs with 1 GB of video RAM matches Intel UHD Graphics 630 Geforce 750 Ti or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM matches Intel UHD Graphics 630
Processor 4th Generation Intel i3 CPU or equivalent 5th Generation Intel i5 CPU or equivalent
Memory 4 GB 8 GB
Video memory 1 GB 4 GB
Storage 6 GB 6 GB
Windows Windows Same as minimum
DirectX Publisher didn't say 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 300+223129 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 300+300+230 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 6600 300+300+281 Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 300+300+281 Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 7600 300+300+300+ Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 300+300+300+ Recommended
Intel Arc B580 300+300+300+ Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 300+300+300+ Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 300+300+300+ Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 300+300+300+ Recommended
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 300+300+300+ Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 300+300+300+ Recommended

Answers about Surviving Mars on PC

What is the lowest graphics card that runs Surviving Mars?

The publisher's minimum is HD 4600/Geforce 620/Radeon 6450 or equivalent GPUs with 1 GB of video RAM. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel UHD Graphics 630.

How much RAM does Surviving Mars need?

4 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.

How much storage space does Surviving Mars take?

6 GB of free space.

Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Surviving Mars?

Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.

Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Surviving Mars?

Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.

If your PC runs Surviving Mars, it also runs

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