Can I Run Above Earth?
Above Earth is a first-person survival game that focuses on resource management and atmosphere.The game is set in the not-too-distant future at a time when humans have developed multiple space station...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti (4GB), GTX 1060 (3GB), GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280(3GB), AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB), RX 470 (4GB) or better |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), NVIDIA GeForce 970 (4GB), AMD RX 480 (8GB) |
| RAM | 0.01 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Can you run Above Earth?
Above Earth is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti (4GB), GTX 1060 (3GB), GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280(3GB), AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB), RX 470 (4GB) or better, 8 GB RAM, about 8 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.93x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.09x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.48x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Above Earth's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Can my PC run Above Earth?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Above Earth?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti (4GB), GTX 1060 (3GB), GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280(3GB), AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB), RX 470 (4GB) or better; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Above Earth need?
Above Earth needs about 8 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Above Earth?
The RTX 3060 runs Above Earth comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Above Earth?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Above Earth is the GPU.