Defense Grid: The Awakening System Requirements: Can You Run It?
Defense Grid: The Awakening system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

- Developer:
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Publisher:
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Release date:
- 8 December 2008 (16 years ago)
- Hardware demand level:
- 1 / 10 - not demanding
- Ray tracing support:
- no data
Official system requirements for PC
To run Defense Grid: The Awakening, you'll need at least 512 MB of RAM and 1 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 6100, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 7650 GS. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Pentium D 915 or better.
Minimum
Graphics card:
- DirectX 9 video card with shader 2 support such as the following: ATI Radeon 9600 or newer (9600-9800, X300-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or newer (6100-6800, 7100-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280)
CPU:
- 1.8GHz CPU or higher
Memory:
- 512 MB RAM
- File size:
- 1 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows XP, Vista
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
Recommended
Graphics card:
- DirectX 9 video card with shader 3 support and 256MB VRAM such as the following: ATI Radeon X700 or newer (X700-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or newer (7600-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280)
CPU:
- Dual core 2.0 GHz CPU or higher
Memory:
- 1 GB RAM XP, 1.5 GB RAM Vista
- File size:
- 1 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows XP, Vista
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 128.6x faster than GeForce 7650 GS. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.
Performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400 is 39.5x faster than Pentium D 915. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.
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