Can I Run Ranch Simulator?
Released in 2023, Ranch Simulator is a simulation game built by Toxic Dog. Publishing duties went to Excalibur Games. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. 12 languages are covered by the store listing. Completionists have 39 achievements to work through. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. The game ships for Windows alone. Over 39 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around one continuous open world. The view is from a first person view. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Ranch Simulator can never assume the player will stop and let it load. The publisher supplies 19 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Ranch Simulator is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Ranch Simulator. NVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Ranch Simulator within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Ranch Simulator calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Ranch Simulator needs only 12 GB of RAM. The install is small at roughly 15 GB. Ranch Simulator needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Ranch Simulator?
Older hardware holds up here: Ranch Simulator runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.93x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.09x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.48x |
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 Ranch Simulator'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 Ranch Simulator?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Ranch Simulator?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
How much storage does Ranch Simulator need?
Ranch Simulator needs about 15 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Ranch Simulator?
The RTX 3060 runs Ranch Simulator comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Ranch Simulator?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Ranch Simulator is the GPU.