Factorio PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. Among the games we track, it is undemanding by current standards.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- RAM
- 8–16 GB
- Disk
- 5 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
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.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730 matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti | DirectX 11 capable GPU with 4 GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Radeon RX 570, Intel Arc matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| Processor | Quad core 3Ghz+ | Quad core 4Ghz+ from 2020 or newer |
| Memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB | 10 GB |
| Windows | Windows 11 | 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.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 74 | 46 | 27 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 131 | 82 | 47 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 161 | 100 | 58 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 161 | 100 | 58 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 190 | 118 | 68 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 190 | 118 | 68 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 212 | 132 | 76 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 235 | 146 | 85 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 211 | 123 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 300+ | 225 | 131 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 273 | 158 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 300+ | 300+ | 186 | Recommended |
Answers about Factorio on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Factorio?
The publisher's minimum is DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti.
How much RAM does Factorio need?
8 GB at minimum, 16 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Factorio take?
5 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Factorio?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Factorio?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Factorio, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
