Can I Run Ashes of the Ark?
Ashes of the Ark Virtual reality meets zombies in space! Ashes of the Ark is a first-person shooter built exclusively for VR that immerses you in an end of humanity scenario on the Ark, one of the l...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or greater |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD equivalent or greater |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700K equivalent or greater |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 980 / AMD equivalent or greater |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Can you run Ashes of the Ark?
Older hardware holds up here: Ashes of the Ark runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD equivalent or greater 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 | Comfortable | 1.73x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 0.98x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.43x |
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 well |
| 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 Ashes of the Ark'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 Ashes of the Ark?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Ashes of the Ark?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 or greater; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD equivalent or greater; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Ashes of the Ark need?
Ashes of the Ark needs about 8 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Ashes of the Ark?
The RTX 3060 runs Ashes of the Ark comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Ashes of the Ark?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Ashes of the Ark is the GPU.