Can I Run The Ascent?
The Ascent is an action adventure game from Neon Giant, released in 2021. KRAFTON, Inc. published it. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. An age check at 18 sits in front of the store page. The game ships for Windows alone. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Its 5 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Over 18 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It is localised into 10 languages according to the store listing. Completionists have 66 achievements to work through.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB) |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 35 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 x64 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or equivalent / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (6 * 3400) or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 35 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 x64 |
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Setting and environment
The Ascent places its action in a cyberpunk future, and the player works through combat arenas. It is played from an isometric view. 14 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why The Ascent is demanding
Demand in The Ascent is ordinary. The publisher has Geforce GTX 1070 ( in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. The Ascent expects 16 GB of system memory. The Ascent takes about 35 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Ascent?
The Ascent targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB) and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB) 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 | Runs well | 1.31x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.74x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.33x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 The Ascent'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 The Ascent?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Ascent?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent; GPU: GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 x64.
How much storage does The Ascent need?
The Ascent needs about 35 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Ascent?
The RTX 3060 runs The Ascent comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Ascent?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Ascent is the GPU.