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Can I Run PLANET ALPHA?

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.Marooned on an Alien World…Y...

Developer Planet Alpha ApSPublisher Team17 Digital LtdRelease 2018
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPUIntel Core i5-2550K (3.4 GHz) / AMD FX-4350 (4.2 GHz)
GPUGeForce GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2 GB)
RAM4 GB
Storage5 GB HDD

Recommended requirements

CPUIntel Core i5-4570 (3.20 GHz) / AMD FX-9590 (4.70 GHz)
GPUGeForce GTX 960 (2GB) / Radeon R9 380X (4 GB)
RAM8 GB
Storage5 GB HDD
OSWindows 10 64-bit

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Can you run PLANET ALPHA?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the graphics card is the tightest fit.

PLANET ALPHA targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2 GB) and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 960 (2GB) / Radeon R9 380X (4 GB) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: GPU

Projected by resolution

ResolutionProjectionHeadroom
1080pComfortable2.83x
1440pRuns well1.59x
4KBelow the bar0.71x

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 cardVerdict
GTX 1060 6 GBRuns great
GTX 1060 LaptopRuns great
GTX 1650 4 GBRuns great
GTX 1650 LaptopRuns great
RTX 2060 6 GBRuns great
RTX 2060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 3060 12 GBRuns great
RTX 3060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 4060 8 GBRuns great
RTX 4060 LaptopRuns great
RTX 3070 8 GBRuns great
RTX 3070 LaptopRuns great
RTX 4070 12 GBRuns great
RTX 4070 LaptopRuns great
RX 6600 8 GBRuns great

Each card is compared against PLANET ALPHA'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 PLANET ALPHA?

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What are the minimum system requirements for PLANET ALPHA?

The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2550K (3.4 GHz) / AMD FX-4350 (4.2 GHz); GPU: GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2 GB); 4 GB RAM.

How much storage does PLANET ALPHA need?

PLANET ALPHA needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.

Can an RTX 3060 run PLANET ALPHA?

The RTX 3060 runs PLANET ALPHA comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.

What is the bottleneck for PLANET ALPHA?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for PLANET ALPHA is the GPU.