ARK: Survival Ascended System Requirements: Can You Run It?

ARK: Survival Ascended system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: Grove Street Games, Instinct Games, Studio Wildcard
Publisher:: Snail Games USA, Studio Wildcard
Release date:: 26 October 2023 (2 years ago)
User score:: 3.7 / 5
Hardware demand level:: 7.9 / 10 - intensely demanding
Ray tracing support:: Yes

Official system requirements for PC

To run ARK: Survival Ascended, you'll need at least 16 GB of RAM and 70 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon RX 5600 XT, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon RX 6800. As for your CPU, an Core i7-6800K is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i5-10600K or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 1080

CPU:: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K

Memory:: 16 GB RAM

File size:: 70 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 10/11 with updates (64-bit)

DirectX:: Version 12

Performance on your PC

Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060

minimum
Radeon RX 5600 XT

recommended
Radeon RX 6800

GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.3x faster than Radeon RX 5600 XT, but 1.3x slower than Radeon RX 6800. Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings, but not recommended settings.