Subnautica PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a Intel UHD Graphics 630-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.
- Minimum GPU
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- RAM
- 4–8 GB
- Disk
- 20 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 | Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchma… matches Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM matches NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Processor | Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent | Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | 0 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| Windows | Windows | 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 i7-10700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 235 | 146 | 85 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 300+ | 258 | 150 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 300+ | 300+ | 183 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 300+ | 300+ | 183 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 300+ | 300+ | 217 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 300+ | 300+ | 217 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 300+ | 300+ | 242 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 300+ | 300+ | 268 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ | Recommended |
Answers about Subnautica on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Subnautica?
The publisher's minimum is Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchma…. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel UHD Graphics 630.
How much RAM does Subnautica need?
4 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Subnautica take?
20 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Subnautica?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Subnautica?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Subnautica, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
