Alien Swarm PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a Intel HD Graphics 4000-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a Intel HD Graphics 4000. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.
- Minimum GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Recommended GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- RAM
- 1 GB
- Disk
- 3 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 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 | DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Processor | Pentium 4 3.0GHz matches AMD Athlon 64 3200+ | Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz matches AMD Athlon 64 3200+ |
| Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Windows | Windows | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | Publisher didn't say | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Athlon 64 3200+-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
Answers about Alien Swarm on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Alien Swarm?
The publisher's minimum is DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel HD Graphics 4000.
How much RAM does Alien Swarm need?
1 GB at minimum, 1 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Alien Swarm take?
3 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Alien Swarm?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Alien Swarm?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Alien Swarm, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
