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Can you run Subnautica? PC requirements and settings

Subnautica, by Unknown Worlds Entertainment (Adventure, Indie), came out on Steam on January 23, 2018. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardNvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
Minimum cardIntel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark
Recommended RAM8 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

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
20 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit
Processor
Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
20 GB

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

Buy Subnautica

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

Subnautica at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Subnautica at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM. Minimum: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark. 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 Subnautica need?

The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 4 GB).

How much storage does Subnautica take?

The official page asks for 20 GB of storage.

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