Can I Run Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
Released in 2016, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is a strategy game built by Blackbird Interactive. Publishing duties went to Gearbox Publishing. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. It carries 48 achievements. Steam lists support for 7 languages. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Its Steam review count passes 7 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Critics scored it 79 on Metacritic. 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. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1 GHz) / AMD A10 5800k (3.8 GHz) |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 4890 (1024 MB) |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-950 (3.0 GHz) / AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz) |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 770 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB) |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) |
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Setting and environment
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak places its action in a science fiction setting, and the player works through tight tactical maps. The publisher supplies 9 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. GeForce GTX 770 ( scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak needs only 8 GB of RAM. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak takes about 12 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 4890 (1024 MB) and 3 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 770 (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 3.27x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.84x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.82x |
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 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak'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 Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1 GHz) / AMD A10 5800k (3.8 GHz); GPU: GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 4890 (1024 MB); 3 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7/8/10.
How much storage does Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak need?
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak needs about 8 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
The RTX 3060 runs Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is the GPU.