Can I Run Short Circuit?
Short Circuit is an experimental game made in the spirit of a classic award-winning Half-Life mod Earth's Special Forces. Players compete in arena maps set around various macro-sized electronics, play...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Quad-core Intel or AMD processor of 2.5 GHz or faster |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 1.31 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD EPYC 7763 |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2x GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
| RAM | 128 GB |
| Storage | 1.31 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
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Can you run Short Circuit?
Short Circuit is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a 2x GeForce RTX 3080 Ti-class graphics card, with NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: RAM
Borderline on RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. If you are buying today, plan a modest upgrade to system RAM to be comfortable, otherwise it is worth waiting for a better price or a stronger build.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.6x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.34x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.15x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Playable |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Playable |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Short Circuit'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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What are the minimum system requirements for Short Circuit?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor of 2.5 GHz or faster; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Short Circuit need?
Short Circuit needs about 1.31 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Short Circuit?
The RTX 3060 can run Short Circuit: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for Short Circuit?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Short Circuit is the RAM.