Can I Run Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus?
Released in 2018, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is a strategy game built by Bulwark Studios. Publishing duties went to Kasedo Games. It offers a single player campaign. Completionists have 34 achievements to work through. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. Cloud saves are enabled. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Over 11 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Steam lists support for 8 languages. Its 8 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Metacritic places it at 78.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3 with minimum 3.30 GHz (if the GHz is lower than 3.30 12 GB RAM is required) |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 3GHz Quad Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | 4GB AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or better |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through tight tactical maps. The publisher supplies 11 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is demanding
The graphics requirement for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is light. Hardware around 4GB AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or better is enough, so Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus runs on machines never bought for gaming. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus takes about 11 GB of disk space. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus scales hard with the hardware you give it. At 4 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is light on hardware. Its minimum, 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better, 8 GB RAM, about 11 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 | Comfortable | 3.04x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.71x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.76x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus'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 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3 with minimum 3.30 GHz (if the GHz is lower than 3.30 12 GB RAM is required); GPU: 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better; 8 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10.
How much storage does Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus need?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus needs about 11 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus?
The RTX 3060 runs Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is the GPU.