Can My PC Run Subnautica?

Game details

Developer

Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Publisher

Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Released

23 January 2018

About Subnautica

Subnautica streams a large open world and benefits noticeably from an SSD — the published minimum lists a mechanical drive but load stutters are common on one.

Common questions about running Subnautica

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a UHD Graphics 630 (integrated) run Subnautica?
• Can a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti run Subnautica?
• Estimate Subnautica performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for Subnautica?

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

Graphics card

NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent

Processor

Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent

Memory

8 GB RAM

Storage

20 GB

Operating system

Windows 10 64-bit

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

Can my laptop run Subnautica?

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 1050 Ti 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.

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