Can I Run Northern Lights?
You find yourself helpless in front of the unforgiving Siberian wilderness without any food or equipment. In an attempt to find a way out of the island, you are forced to embark on a dangerous journey...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3 4170 / AMD FX 6300 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 660 / AMD R9 270 or better |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB SSD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 7700k / AMD Ryzen 5 2500X |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1070 / AMD RX 580 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Can you run Northern Lights?
Northern Lights is light on hardware. Its minimum, Nvidia GTX 660 / AMD R9 270 or better, 8 GB RAM, about 10 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.89x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.06x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.47x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Northern Lights'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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Can my PC run Northern Lights?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Northern Lights?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3 4170 / AMD FX 6300 or better; GPU: Nvidia GTX 660 / AMD R9 270 or better; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Northern Lights need?
Northern Lights needs about 10 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Northern Lights?
The RTX 3060 runs Northern Lights comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Northern Lights?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Northern Lights is the GPU.