Can I Run Inertial Drift?
Released in 2020, Inertial Drift is an indie racing game built by Level 91 Entertainment. Publishing duties went to PQube. The game supports a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Critics scored it 89 on Metacritic. 9 languages are covered by the store listing. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Its Steam review count passes 1 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. There are 40 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD FX-8150 3.6GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Radeon HD 6790 2GB VRAM* |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon HD 7950 3GB VRAM* |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
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Setting and environment
Play is built around circuits and tracks. It is played in three dimensions. There are 12 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Inertial Drift is demanding
The graphics requirement for Inertial Drift is light. Hardware around GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon HD 7950 is enough, so Inertial Drift runs on machines never bought for gaming. Inertial Drift needs only 8 GB of RAM. Inertial Drift needs only 3 GB of video memory. Inertial Drift takes about 4 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Inertial Drift?
Inertial Drift targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Radeon HD 6790 2GB VRAM* and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon HD 7950 3GB VRAM* 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 | 2.83x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.59x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.71x |
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 Inertial Drift'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 Inertial Drift?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Inertial Drift?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD FX-8150 3.6GHz or equivalent; GPU: GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Radeon HD 6790 2GB VRAM*; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Inertial Drift need?
Inertial Drift needs about 2 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Inertial Drift?
The RTX 3060 runs Inertial Drift comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Inertial Drift?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Inertial Drift is the GPU.