Can I Run Scrap Mechanic?
Scrap Mechanic is an action adventure game from Axolot Games, released in 2016. Axolot Games both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. 11 languages are covered by the store listing. Over 105 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It carries 34 achievements. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. Cloud saves are enabled. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Workshop content is supported, so the published requirements describe the unmodded game only.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2.6 GHz Dual Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 or a dedicated graphics card with 2 GB memory and DirectX feature level 10.1 |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Microsoft Windows 7 or later |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6600K |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Microsoft Windows 7 or later |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Scrap Mechanic places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through hostile territory. There are 9 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Scrap Mechanic is demanding
The graphics requirement for Scrap Mechanic is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is enough, so Scrap Mechanic runs on machines never bought for gaming. Scrap Mechanic expects 16 GB of system memory. The install is small at roughly 15 GB. At 2 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Scrap Mechanic.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Scrap Mechanic?
Scrap Mechanic targets a mainstream modern PC: Intel HD Graphics 520 or a dedicated graphics card with 2 GB memory and DirectX feature level 10.1 and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 | 1.98x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.11x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.49x |
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 Scrap Mechanic'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 Scrap Mechanic?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Scrap Mechanic?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2.6 GHz Dual Core; GPU: Intel HD Graphics 520 or a dedicated graphics card with 2 GB memory and DirectX feature level 10.1; 8 GB RAM; OS: Microsoft Windows 7 or later.
How much storage does Scrap Mechanic need?
Scrap Mechanic needs about 15 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Scrap Mechanic?
The RTX 3060 runs Scrap Mechanic comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Scrap Mechanic?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Scrap Mechanic is the GPU.