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Can you run Subnautica: Below Zero? PC requirements and settings

Subnautica: Below Zero, by Unknown Worlds Entertainment (Adventure, Indie), came out on Steam on May 13, 2021. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardNvidia 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon 570, 4GB VRAM
Minimum cardIntel HD 530 or better
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 7 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i3 4XXX series / AMD Ryzen 3 2.6ghz+
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel HD 530 or better
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
15 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 4XXX series/ AMD Ryzen 5 @ 3Ghz +
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
Nvidia 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon 570, 4GB VRAM
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
15 GB

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

Where to buy

Buy Subnautica: Below Zero

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: Below Zero at a glance

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

The publisher recommends: Nvidia 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon 570, 4GB VRAM. Minimum: Intel HD 530 or better. 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: Below Zero need?

The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Subnautica: Below Zero take?

The official page asks for 15 GB of storage.

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