Can I Run Frostpunk?
Frostpunk is a simulation strategy game from 11 bit studios, released in 2024. 11 bit studios both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign. Over 20 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Its Metacritic score stands at 85. Workshop content is supported, so the published requirements describe the unmodded game only. 14 languages are covered by the store listing. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It carries 79 achievements. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows.
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 | 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 | 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. 24 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Frostpunk is demanding
Demand in Frostpunk is ordinary. The publisher has AMD RX 5700 in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. Frostpunk needs 64 bit Windows. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. Disk footprint is light, near 30 GB on an SSD. DirectX 12 is named, so Frostpunk expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Frostpunk scales hard with the hardware you give it. The 8 GB VRAM figure quietly excludes a lot of 6 GB hardware that would otherwise cope.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Frostpunk?
Older hardware holds up here: Frostpunk 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 Frostpunk'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 Frostpunk?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Frostpunk?
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 Frostpunk need?
Frostpunk needs about 30 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Frostpunk?
The RTX 3060 runs Frostpunk comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Frostpunk?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Frostpunk is the GPU.