Rust PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Among the games we track, it is demanding.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- RAM
- 12–16 GB
- Disk
- 45 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 | AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580 matches NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB | AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Arc B580 matches NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel® Core i7-6700K matches Intel Core i7-6700K |
| Memory | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Video memory | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 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 i7-6700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 23 | 14 | 8 | Too slow |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 41 | 26 | 15 | Minimum |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 51 | 31 | 18 | Minimum |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 51 | 31 | 18 | Minimum |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 60 | 37 | 22 | Minimum |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 60 | 37 | 22 | Minimum |
| Intel Arc B580 | 67 | 42 | 24 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 74 | 46 | 27 | Minimum |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 75 | 67 | 39 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 75 | 71 | 41 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 75 | 75 | 50 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 75 | 75 | 59 | Recommended |
Answers about Rust on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Rust?
The publisher's minimum is AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB.
How much RAM does Rust need?
12 GB at minimum, 16 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Rust take?
45 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Rust?
Yes, at the minimum spec: it clears the minimum card but not the recommended one, so expect lower settings.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Rust?
Yes, at the minimum spec: it clears the minimum card but not the recommended one, so expect lower settings.
Does Rust support DLSS or FSR?
It supports NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR. Turning it on is the cheapest way to more frames on a card near the minimum.
If your PC runs Rust, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
