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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor
- 2 GHz
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM
- Storage
- 175 MB HD space
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Can you run FTL: Faster Than Light? PC requirements and settings
FTL: Faster Than Light, by Subset Games (Indie, Simulation, Strategy), came out on Steam on September 14, 2012. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Minimum card1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM
Recommended RAM1 GB
Estimate per graphics card
No frame-rate estimate for this game
The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.
Official specs
Minimum and recommended requirements
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
Buy FTL: Faster Than Light
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you
ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.
Questions
FTL: Faster Than Light at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for FTL: Faster Than Light at 1080p?
Minimum: 1280x720 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support, and recommended dedicated graphics card with 128 MB of RAM. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.
How much RAM does FTL: Faster Than Light need?
The publisher recommends 1 GB of RAM.
How much storage does FTL: Faster Than Light take?
The official page asks for 175 MB HD space of storage.
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