Can My PC Run Planet Coaster?

Game details

Developer

Frontier Developments

Publisher

Frontier Developments

Released

17 November 2016

About Planet Coaster

Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.

Common questions about running Planet Coaster

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a GeForce GTX 980 run Planet Coaster?
• What else runs on 8 GB of RAM?
• Estimate Planet Coaster performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for Planet Coaster?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

nVidia GTX 980 (4GB)/AMD R9 380 (4GB)

Processor

Intel i7-4770/AMD FX-8350

Memory

12 GB RAM

Storage

8 GB

Operating system

Windows 7 (SP1+)/8.1/10 64bit

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Planet Coaster?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the nVidia GTX 980 (4GB) named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

Keep checking

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