Can I Run Architect of War?
Six Sided Studio released Architect of War in 2026. It is an action indie game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign. The game ships for Windows alone. It carries 25 achievements. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It is a recent release, so its requirements reflect current hardware rather than a previous generation.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD RX 570 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti or equivalent |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a fantasy world, moving through fixed lanes the player fortifies. It is played from a third person view. 11 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Architect of War is demanding
Demand in Architect of War is ordinary. The publisher has NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. Architect of War expects 16 GB of system memory. The install is small at roughly 10 GB. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Architect of War. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Architect of War scales hard with the hardware you give it.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Architect of War?
Older hardware holds up here: Architect of War runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD RX 570 enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.28x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.72x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.32x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Architect of War'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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The Last of Us Part IFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Architect of War?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Architect of War?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD RX 570; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Architect of War need?
Architect of War needs about 10 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Architect of War?
The RTX 3060 runs Architect of War comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Architect of War?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Architect of War is the GPU.