Can I Run Seeking Dawn?
A missing team. An exotic world. A host of dangers. Welcome to Seeking Dawn, a science fiction VR survival adventure that takes you far beyond the solar system. Step into the shoes of a soldier discov...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-7500 (3.4GHz and above) / AMD FX™-8320 (3.5GHz and above) |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ R9 290X / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-6700 (3.4GHz and above) / AMD FX™-9370 (4.4GHz and above) |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Can you run Seeking Dawn?
Older hardware holds up here: Seeking Dawn runs on modest graphics, with AMD Radeon™ R9 290X / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 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 | 1.72x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 0.97x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.43x |
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 well |
| 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 Seeking Dawn'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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See everything your PC can run →Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Seeking Dawn?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Seeking Dawn?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-7500 (3.4GHz and above) / AMD FX™-8320 (3.5GHz and above); GPU: AMD Radeon™ R9 290X / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Seeking Dawn need?
Seeking Dawn needs about 25 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Seeking Dawn?
The RTX 3060 runs Seeking Dawn comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Seeking Dawn?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Seeking Dawn is the GPU.