Subnautica System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher:: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Release date:: 23 January 2018 (5 years old)
Our user score:: 4.7 / 5 (877 votes)

Official Subnautica system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Subnautica at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

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

Memory:: 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

Memory:: 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 with your GPU

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

RTX 3060

minimum
Any

recommended
GeForce GTX 550 Ti

30 fps @ low
1366×768

60 fps @ medium
1920×1080

60 fps @ high
1920×1080

60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

60 fps @ QHD
2560×1440

60 fps @ epic
3840×2160

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Subnautica FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 768p

75−80 FPS

medium settings / 1080p

100−105 FPS

high settings / 1080p

60 FPS

ultra settings / 1080p

85−90 FPS

QHD / 1440p

110−120 FPS

4K / 2160p

240−250 FPS