Can I Run Grey Goo?
Grey Goo is a strategy game from Petroglyph, released in 2015. Six Foot published it. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. With more than 2 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. It is localised into 8 languages according to the store listing. Its Metacritic score stands at 77. Completionists have 35 achievements to work through. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Because it hooks into the Steam Workshop, what a player installs on top can matter more for performance than the official figures. Cloud saves are enabled.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 Dual Core or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | 1024 MB DirectX 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870) |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | 32-bit Windows 7 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 3 GHz Intel Core i5 Quad Core or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | 1024 MB Direct3D 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 570 or AMD Radeon HD 7870) |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 7 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through a base the player builds up. The load here grows with the save. An empty map tells you very little about how the machine will cope once the build is large. There are 15 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Grey Goo is demanding
At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Grey Goo needs 64 bit Windows. The install is small at roughly 15 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Grey Goo?
Grey Goo targets a mainstream modern PC: 1024 MB DirectX 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870) and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 1024 MB Direct3D 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 570 or AMD Radeon HD 7870) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Grey Goo?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 Dual Core or equivalent; GPU: 1024 MB DirectX 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870); 4 GB RAM; OS: 32-bit Windows 7.
How much storage does Grey Goo need?
Grey Goo needs about 15 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Grey Goo?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Grey Goo is the CPU.