Can I Run The Energy Lab?
You find yourself at the threshold of an abandoned lab containing technology of unknown origins.Welcome to The Energy Lab. You've found your way in, now find a way out.A new VR short by TimeMachine, c...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 970 or equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 Skylake or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1070 or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Can you run The Energy Lab?
Older hardware holds up here: The Energy Lab runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GTX 970 or equivalent enough to meet the minimum. Add 4 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 | 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 Energy Lab'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 Energy Lab?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Energy Lab?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge or equivalent; GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 or equivalent; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does The Energy Lab need?
The Energy Lab needs about 2 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Energy Lab?
The RTX 3060 runs The Energy Lab comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Energy Lab?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Energy Lab is the GPU.