Can I Run Factorio?
Factorio is a casual indie game from Wube Software LTD., released in 2020. Wube Software LTD. both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Cloud saves are enabled. Over 193 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. There are 88 achievements to chase. At 6 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. 30 languages are covered by the store listing. Critics scored it 90 on Metacritic. It is not Windows only, with macOS and Linux covered too.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Quad core 3Ghz+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB |
| OS | Windows 11, 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Quad core 4Ghz+ from 2020 or newer |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 11 capable GPU with 4 GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Radeon RX 570, Intel Arc |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB |
| OS | Windows 11, 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Factorio places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through production lines the player lays out. The publisher supplies 34 storefront screenshots of these environments. It is played in two dimensions. What taxes the PC is the number of things being simulated, which means the requirements describe the start of a game, not the end of one.
Why Factorio is demanding
Factorio is undemanding on the graphics side. Its DirectX 11 capable GPU target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Factorio. Factorio needs only 4 GB of video memory. Factorio expects 16 GB of system memory. Factorio takes about 10 GB of disk space. Factorio names Windows 11, so a Windows 10 machine may need attention first. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Factorio 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 Factorio?
Factorio is light on hardware. Its minimum, DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730, 8 GB RAM, about 5 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 | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Factorio'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Factorio?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Quad core 3Ghz+; GPU: DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 11, 10.
How much storage does Factorio need?
Factorio needs about 5 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Factorio?
The RTX 3060 runs Factorio comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Factorio?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Factorio is the GPU.