Can I Run The Crystal Reef?
A rocky reef off the coast of Italy demonstrates the future of climate change. Meet Dr. Fio Micheli, the marine scientist who studies this reef, and dive underwater with her to learn about ocean acidi...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 980 or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
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Can you run The Crystal Reef?
The Crystal Reef targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GTX 980 or equivalent and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.73x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 0.98x |
| 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 The Crystal Reef'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 Crystal Reef?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Crystal Reef?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 or equivalent; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 980 or equivalent; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does The Crystal Reef need?
The Crystal Reef needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Crystal Reef?
The RTX 3060 runs The Crystal Reef comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Crystal Reef?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Crystal Reef is the GPU.