Can I Run Planet Coaster?
Released in 2024, Planet Coaster is a simulation strategy game built by Frontier Developments. It offers a single player campaign. Over 12 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. The game ships for Windows alone. There are 36 achievements to chase. It is localised into 13 languages according to the store listing. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Its Metacritic score stands at 76.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 5600XT (6GB VRAM) / Intel Arc A750 (8GB VRAM) |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit (22H2) |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12GB VRAM) / Intel Arc A770 (16GB VRAM) |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10,11 64bit |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around a city the player lays out. It is played in three dimensions. Simulation heavy building games lean harder on the processor as the map fills, so late game performance rarely matches the opening hours. The publisher supplies 18 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Planet Coaster is demanding
The ask Planet Coaster makes is moderate. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super ( lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Planet Coaster scales hard with the hardware you give it. The 8 GB VRAM figure quietly excludes a lot of 6 GB hardware that would otherwise cope. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Planet Coaster takes about 25 GB of disk space, SSD specified. Planet Coaster calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Planet Coaster?
Planet Coaster is memory-hungry: it wants 16 GB of system RAM, above the 8 GB many machines still ship with. Graphically it is undemanding, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 5600XT (6GB VRAM) / Intel Arc A750 (8GB VRAM) clears the minimum, so more RAM, not a new GPU, is the upgrade most players need.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 0.94x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.53x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.24x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Planet Coaster'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Planet Coaster?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 5600XT (6GB VRAM) / Intel Arc A750 (8GB VRAM); 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64bit (22H2).
How much storage does Planet Coaster need?
Planet Coaster needs about 25 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Planet Coaster?
The RTX 3060 runs Planet Coaster comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Planet Coaster?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Planet Coaster is the GPU.