Can I Run Endless Space?
Endless Space is a strategy game from AMPLITUDE Studios, released in 2017. AMPLITUDE Studios both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. At 9 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. It is localised into 10 languages according to the store listing. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. There are 115 achievements to chase. Over 17 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Critics scored it 80 on Metacritic. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Workshop content is supported, so the published requirements describe the unmodded game only.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | i3 4th generation / i5 2nd generation / A6 series |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon 5800 series / NVidia 550Ti |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | i3 5th generation (or newer) / i5 3rd generation (or newer) / FX4170 (or newer) |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon 8000 series or newer / NVidia GTX 660 or newer |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Endless Space places its action in space and the vessels that cross it, and the player works through a board the player reads before committing. 22 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Endless Space is demanding
Endless Space makes almost no demand of the graphics card. Nearly any machine built in the last decade clears the stated AMD Radeon 8000 series or newer / NVidia GTX 660 or newer target. Endless Space needs only 8 GB of RAM. The install is small at roughly 8 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Endless Space?
Endless Space is light on hardware. Its minimum, Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon 5800 series / NVidia 550Ti, 4 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: CPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Endless Space?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Endless Space?
The minimum requirements are CPU: i3 4th generation / i5 2nd generation / A6 series; GPU: Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon 5800 series / NVidia 550Ti; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Endless Space need?
Endless Space needs about 8 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Endless Space?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Endless Space is the CPU.