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.
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 | 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.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 40 | 25 | 15 | Minimum |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 72 | 45 | 26 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 88 | 54 | 32 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 88 | 54 | 32 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 104 | 64 | 37 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 104 | 64 | 37 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 116 | 72 | 42 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 128 | 80 | 46 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 186 | 115 | 67 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 198 | 123 | 71 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 240 | 149 | 87 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 283 | 175 | 102 | 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.
