Subnautica System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher:: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Release date:: 23 January 2018 (7 years ago)
User score:: 4.6 / 5
Hardware demand level:: 1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:: no data

Official Subnautica system requirements for PC

To run Subnautica, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 20 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the HD Graphics 4600, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 550 Ti. As for your CPU, an Celeron 2.60 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Celeron D 352 or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark

CPU:: Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent

RAM:: 4 GB RAM

File size:: 20 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit

DirectX:: Version 11

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:: Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM

CPU:: Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent

RAM:: 8 GB RAM

File size:: 20 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit

DirectX:: Version 11

Subnautica performance on your PC

Subnautica performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060

minimum
HD Graphics 4600

recommended
GeForce GTX 550 Ti

GeForce RTX 3060 is 10.9x faster than GeForce GTX 550 Ti. Your graphics card can run Subnautica at recommended settings according to Unknown Worlds Entertainment.