Can I Run Carrier?
Carrier is a simulation strategy game from Wild Fields, released in 2026. Hooded Horse published it. It offers a single player campaign. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. 15 languages are covered by the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-8400 (hexa-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600 (hexa-core) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super (6 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT (6 GB) |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows® 10 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-10400F (hexa-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5600 (hexa-core) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (12 GB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows® 11 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around a base the player builds up. There are 11 official screenshots to judge the look from. Simulation heavy building games lean harder on the processor as the map fills, so late game performance rarely matches the opening hours.
Why Carrier is demanding
Carrier asks a lot of the graphics card. It targets NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (, which our tables put above the RTX 3060, so Carrier tends to define the machine you build rather than fit around one you own. Carrier calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Carrier scales hard with the hardware you give it. Disk footprint is light, near 25 GB on an SSD. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. Carrier needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Carrier?
Carrier scales across a wide range of hardware. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super (6 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT (6 GB) is enough to get in at minimum settings, while NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (12 GB) and 8 GB of RAM is what it recommends for a smoother experience. Where you land mostly comes down to the settings you're willing to trade.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.83x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.47x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.21x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Carrier'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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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Carrier?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Carrier?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-8400 (hexa-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600 (hexa-core); GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super (6 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT (6 GB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit).
How much storage does Carrier need?
Carrier needs about 25 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Carrier?
The RTX 3060 runs Carrier well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for Carrier?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Carrier is the GPU.