Can I Run Frost?
Released in 2024, Frost is a simulation strategy game built by 11 bit studios. The game supports a single player campaign. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Cloud saves are enabled. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS. It carries 79 achievements. 14 languages are covered by the store listing. Its Metacritic score stands at 85. Its Steam review count passes 20 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Workshop content is supported, so the published requirements describe the unmodded game only.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD RX 550 4 GB VRAM / NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4 GB VRAM / INTEL ARC A310 4GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700x / Intel Core i7-10700 |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD RX 5700 8 GB VRAM / NVIDIA 2060 Super RTX 8 GB VRAM / INTEL ARC A770 8GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a world after its collapse, moving through a city the player lays out. 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. There are 24 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Frost is demanding
Demand in Frost is ordinary. The publisher has AMD RX 5700 in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. Frost expects 16 GB of system memory. The install is small at roughly 30 GB, on an SSD. Frost needs 64 bit Windows. Frost 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 Frost scales hard with the hardware you give it. It wants 8 GB of video memory, which rules out the 6 GB cards that are otherwise quick enough.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Frost?
Older hardware holds up here: Frost runs on modest graphics, with AMD RX 550 4 GB VRAM / NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4 GB VRAM / INTEL ARC A310 4GB VRAM 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 | Borderline | 1.1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Frost'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 Frost?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Frost?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5-8400; GPU: AMD RX 550 4 GB VRAM / NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4 GB VRAM / INTEL ARC A310 4GB VRAM; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit).
How much storage does Frost need?
Frost needs about 30 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Frost?
The RTX 3060 runs Frost comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Frost?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Frost is the GPU.