Preliminary · being optimised
PC requirements and calculator
COLONIZED is being built to run on a wide range of PCs, from 8 GB graphics cards to the latest generation. These requirements are the launch target: the game is in development and optimization, and the figures will change as we measure more machines.
What these figures are
- A launch target, not a promise. The Low and Medium profiles that make 8 GB graphics cards and 16 GB of RAM possible are still being built.
- Today the development build asks for 32 GB of RAM, and it is measured on a single machine: Ryzen 9 5950X with a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB.
- Each part's score comes from public benchmarks and is rounded (expect ±10 %). Laptop parts also depend on their power limit.
Preliminary requirements, being optimised
| Component | MinimumLow profile · 1920 × 1080 · Quality upscaling | RecommendedHigh profile · 2560 × 1440 · Quality upscaling |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 64-bit (22H2) | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (6 cores) | Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| Memory | 16 GB of RAM | 32 GB of RAM |
| Graphics | 8 GB of VRAM: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or RTX 3050, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8 GB, Intel Arc A580 | 10 GB of VRAM or more: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB or RTX 3080, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or RX 9060 XT 16 GB, Intel Arc B580 |
| DirectX | Version 12 (Shader Model 6) | Version 12 (Shader Model 6) |
| Storage | 75 GB available on an SSD (required) | 75 GB available on an NVMe SSD |
| Network | Broadband internet connection | Broadband internet connection |
Check your PC
Pick your processor, graphics card, memory and screen. You get an estimate for the launch target and another for today's development build.
Each part against the recommended PC
Tiers by generation
Desktop parts, launch target, upscaling in Quality mode. Find your card or processor in its row; laptops are in the calculator.
Graphics card at 1920 × 1080
| Tier | NVIDIA GeForce | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, RTX 3080 10 GB, RTX 4070, RTX 3080 12 GB, RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 4070 Super, RTX 3090, RTX 5070, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 3090 Ti, RTX 4070 Ti Super, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 4080, RTX 4080 Super, RTX 5080, RTX 4090, RTX 5090 | RX 6700, RX 7600 XT, RX 6700 XT, RX 6750 XT, RX 9060 XT 16 GB, RX 7700 XT, RX 6800, RX 7800 XT, RX 6800 XT, RX 6900 XT, RX 7900 GRE, RX 9070 GRE, RX 6950 XT, RX 9070, RX 7900 XT, RX 9070 XT, RX 7900 XTX | Arc B570, Arc B580 |
| High | RTX 2060 12 GB, RTX 3060 8 GB, RTX 2060 Super, RTX 3060 12 GB, RTX 2070, GTX 1080 Ti, RTX 5050, RTX 2070 Super, RTX 2080, RTX 4060, RTX 2080 Super, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB, RTX 5060, RTX 3070, RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB | RX 6600, RX 5700, RX 5700 XT, RX 6600 XT, RX 6650 XT, RX 7600, RX 9060 XT 8 GB | Arc A750, Arc A770 8 GB, Arc A770 16 GB |
| Medium | RTX 3050 8 GB, GTX 1080 | — | Arc A580 |
| Minimum (Low profile) | GTX 1070, GTX 1070 Ti | RX 5500 XT 8 GB | — |
| Not supported | GTX 1630, GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, GTX 1060 3 GB, GTX 1060 6 GB, GTX 1650 Super, GTX 1660, RTX 3050 6 GB, GTX 1660 Super, GTX 1660 Ti, RTX 2060 | RX 6400, RX 6500 XT, RX 570, RX 580 8 GB, RX 5500 XT 4 GB, RX 590, RX Vega 56, RX Vega 64, RX 5600 XT | Arc A310, Arc A380 |
Graphics card at 2560 × 1440
| Tier | NVIDIA GeForce | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, RTX 4070, RTX 3080 12 GB, RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 4070 Super, RTX 3090, RTX 5070, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 3090 Ti, RTX 4070 Ti Super, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 4080, RTX 4080 Super, RTX 5080, RTX 4090, RTX 5090 | RX 6750 XT, RX 9060 XT 16 GB, RX 7700 XT, RX 6800, RX 7800 XT, RX 6800 XT, RX 6900 XT, RX 7900 GRE, RX 9070 GRE, RX 6950 XT, RX 9070, RX 7900 XT, RX 9070 XT, RX 7900 XTX | — |
| High | RTX 3080 10 GB | RX 6700, RX 7600 XT, RX 6700 XT | Arc B580 |
| Medium | RTX 3060 8 GB, RTX 2060 Super, RTX 3060 12 GB, RTX 2070, RTX 5050, RTX 2070 Super, RTX 2080, RTX 4060, RTX 2080 Super, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB, RTX 5060, RTX 3070, RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB | RX 6600, RX 5700, RX 5700 XT, RX 6600 XT, RX 6650 XT, RX 7600, RX 9060 XT 8 GB | Arc A750, Arc A770 8 GB, Arc A770 16 GB, Arc B570 |
| Minimum (Low profile) | GTX 1070, RTX 3050 8 GB, GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1080, RTX 2060 12 GB, GTX 1080 Ti | RX 5500 XT 8 GB | Arc A580 |
| Not supported | GTX 1630, GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, GTX 1060 3 GB, GTX 1060 6 GB, GTX 1650 Super, GTX 1660, RTX 3050 6 GB, GTX 1660 Super, GTX 1660 Ti, RTX 2060 | RX 6400, RX 6500 XT, RX 570, RX 580 8 GB, RX 5500 XT 4 GB, RX 590, RX Vega 56, RX Vega 64, RX 5600 XT | Arc A310, Arc A380 |
Processor
| Tier | Intel | AMD |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra | Core i9-11900K / KF, Core i5-13400 / 13400F, Core i5-14400 / 14400F, Core Ultra 5 225 / 225F, Core i5-12600K / KF, Core i7-12700 / 12700F, Core i7-12700K / KF, Core i5-13600K / KF, Core i7-13700 / 13700F, Core i5-14600K / KF, Core Ultra 5 245K / KF, Core i9-12900K / KF, Core i7-14700 / 14700F, Core i7-13700K / KF, Core Ultra 7 265K / KF, Core i7-14700K / KF, Core Ultra 9 285K, Core i9-13900K / KF, Core i9-14900K / KF | Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 9 5900X, Ryzen 9 5950X, Ryzen 5 7500F, Ryzen 5 7600, Ryzen 5 5600X3D, Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Ryzen 5 7600X, Ryzen 7 7700, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, Ryzen 5 9600, Ryzen 7 7700X, Ryzen 5 9600X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 7 9700X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X3D, Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| High | Core i3-14100 / 14100F, Core i7-9700K / KF, Core i5-10600K / KF, Core i9-9900K / KF, Core i7-10700 / 10700F, Core i5-11400 / 11400F, Core i7-10700K / KF, Core i9-10900K / KF, Core i7-11700 / 11700F, Core i5-11600K / KF, Core i5-12400 / 12400F, Core i7-11700K / KF | Ryzen 7 3700X, Ryzen 5 5500, Ryzen 7 3800X, Ryzen 5 5600G, Ryzen 9 3900X, Ryzen 7 5700G, Ryzen 9 3950X, Ryzen 5 5600, Ryzen 5 8500G, Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 7 5700X, Ryzen 5 8400F, Ryzen 7 5800X, Ryzen 5 8600G |
| Medium | Core i5-8600K, Core i5-9600K / KF, Core i5-10400 / 10400F, Core i3-12100 / 12100F, Core i7-8700, Core i7-9700 / 9700F, Core i7-8700K, Core i3-13100 / 13100F | Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen 7 2700, Ryzen 5 2600X, Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 5 4500, Ryzen 5 4600G, Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Minimum (Low profile) | Core i5-8400, Core i5-8500, Core i3-10100 / 10100F / 10105F, Core i5-9400 / 9400F | Ryzen 5 2400G, Ryzen 5 3400G, Ryzen 5 1600, Ryzen 7 1700, Ryzen 3 3100, Ryzen 5 1600X, Ryzen 7 1700X, Ryzen 3 3300X |
| Not supported | Core i3-8100, Core i3-9100 / 9100F, Core i3-8350K | Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 5 1400, Ryzen 3 1300X, Ryzen 5 1500X, Ryzen 3 2200G |
Not supported: less than 8 GB of VRAM, performance below the minimum or a driver without support. Processors with 4 threads or fewer are not supported. Memory: 16 GB for Minimum and Medium, 32 GB for High and Ultra.
How we calculate it
- Graphics score: 1440p rasterization performance relative to a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (= 100), adjusted by architecture for Unreal Engine 5 (Nanite, Lumen and virtual shadow maps).
- Frame time: calibrated with the target of 10 ms per frame on the reference card at 3440 × 1440, DLSS Quality and the Epic preset. A card reaches a tier when it holds 60 fps (45 in Minimum) with Quality upscaling.
- Video memory: 9.0 GB measured at 3440 × 1440 on Epic and 2.1 GB more than at 1080p (development measurements, not requirements), with a 20 % margin for harder scenes and 0.7 GB for Windows and other apps.
- Processor score: 75 % single thread and 25 % multi thread (PassMark), relative to a Ryzen 9 5950X, with adjustments for 3D V-Cache and for processors with few threads. A processor reaches a tier by the frames it holds in a busy city, against the 8 ms target on the reference PC.
- Match: weighted product of each part against the High tier at your resolution and 32 GB of RAM (graphics 40 %, processor 30 %, video memory 15 %, RAM 15 %).
- Today's build: the same estimate scaled by today's open-world GPU time on the reference PC (13 to 23 ms at 3440 × 1440, DLSS Quality), a development measurement.
Sources
- TechPowerUp GPU Database and reviews (1440p relative performance)
- Tom's Hardware GPU Benchmarks Hierarchy (rasterization)
- Notebookcheck mobile graphics benchmark list
- PassMark CPU Mark and Single Thread Rating
Learn more
- RAM, SSD and VRAM for big worlds
- When to use upscaling and frame generation
- CPU-bound or GPU-bound
- Fps and milliseconds calculator
Preliminary requirements: COLONIZED is in development and optimization, and they may change. NVIDIA, GeForce, RTX, DLSS and Reflex are trademarks of NVIDIA; AMD, Radeon and Ryzen, of AMD; Intel, Core and Arc, of Intel.
