Can I Run Thunder Tier One?
Thunder Tier One is an action simulation game from KRAFTON, Inc., released in 2021. KRAFTON, Inc. both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. At 5 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. The game ships for Windows alone. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. Steam lists support for 6 languages. With more than 4 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Completionists have 36 achievements to work through. Cloud saves are enabled. Its Metacritic score stands at 65. Entry is free, which makes the disk requirement the only real barrier.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a military setting. Play is structured around tight tactical maps. There are 8 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a top down view.
Why Thunder Tier One is demanding
The ask Thunder Tier One makes is moderate. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. Thunder Tier One expects 16 GB of system memory. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Thunder Tier One scales hard with the hardware you give it. The install is small at roughly 20 GB. Thunder Tier One needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Thunder Tier One?
Thunder Tier One is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, 8 GB RAM, about 20 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run 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 Thunder Tier One'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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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Thunder Tier One?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Thunder Tier One?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Thunder Tier One need?
Thunder Tier One needs about 20 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Thunder Tier One?
The RTX 3060 runs Thunder Tier One comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Thunder Tier One?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Thunder Tier One is the GPU.