ARK: Survival Evolved PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050. Among the games we track, it is undemanding by current standards.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Disk
- 60 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 | NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | Publisher didn't say matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better matches AMD FX-8320 | Publisher didn't say matches AMD FX-8320 |
| Memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | 2 GB | Publisher didn't say |
| Storage | 60 GB | 60 GB |
| Windows | Windows 7 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 10 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD FX-8320-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 96 | 60 | 35 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 114 | 106 | 62 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 114 | 114 | 75 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 114 | 114 | 75 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 114 | 114 | 89 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 114 | 89 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 114 | 100 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 114 | 110 | 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 ARK: Survival Evolved on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs ARK: Survival Evolved?
The publisher's minimum is NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.
How much RAM does ARK: Survival Evolved need?
8 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.
How much storage space does ARK: Survival Evolved take?
60 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run ARK: Survival Evolved?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run ARK: Survival Evolved?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs ARK: Survival Evolved, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
