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The Ascent, by Neon Giant (Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG), came out on Steam on July 29, 2021. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Estimate per graphics card
For each card: the highest settings level that stays smooth, and the expected frame-rate range. This is a conservative estimate worked out from the publisher's recommended specs, not a measurement: your processor, drivers and game updates move it.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB | High190–261 fps | High123–169 fps | High67–92 fps |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | High165–227 fps | High107–147 fps | High58–80 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB | High136–187 fps | High88–121 fps | Medium62–86 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | High136–187 fps | High88–121 fps | Medium62–86 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | High129–178 fps | High84–115 fps | Medium59–82 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB | High119–163 fps | High77–106 fps | Low73–101 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | High117–160 fps | High76–104 fps | Low72–99 fps |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | High97–134 fps | High63–87 fps | Low60–82 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | High93–128 fps | High60–83 fps | Low57–79 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB | High93–128 fps | High60–83 fps | Low57–79 fps |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB | High88–121 fps | High57–79 fps | Low54–75 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB | High86–118 fps | High56–77 fps | Low53–73 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 12 GB | High79–109 fps | Medium67–92 fps | Low49–67 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB | High77–106 fps | Medium65–89 fps | Low47–65 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 8 GB | High75–103 fps | Medium63–87 fps | Low46–64 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | High66–90 fps | Medium55–76 fps | Low40–56 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 8 GB | High61–84 fps | Low69–96 fps | Low38–52 fps |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB | Medium64–89 fps | Low56–77 fps | Low30–42 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB | Medium55–76 fps | Low48–66 fps | Too weakunder 30 fps |
| Radeon RX 580 8 GB | Low57–79 fps | Low37–51 fps | Too weakunder 30 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | Low53–73 fps | Low34–47 fps | Too weakunder 30 fps |
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably when the game offers them.
Best settings
The setting ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick to play at 60 frames per second: the best-looking detail level that stays smooth, with upscaling when it lets you go one step up (DLSS on GeForce RTX, XeSS on Intel Arc, FSR on other cards). If The Ascent doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | High136–187 fps | High88–121 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | High119–163 fps | High77–106 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | High129–178 fps | High84–115 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | High93–128 fps | High60–83 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | High93–128 fps | High60–83 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | High79–109 fps | High + XeSS Quality68–95 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | High77–106 fps | High + DLSS Quality67–93 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | High75–103 fps | High + FSR Quality64–90 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | High66–90 fps | High + DLSS Quality56–79 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High61–84 fps | High + FSR Balanced58–81 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High + FSR Quality56–78 fps | Low + FSR Quality64–89 fps |
At these levels, ORION keeps textures on high from 8 GB of video memory (they cost memory, hardly any frames), sets the frame cap on the target for steady pacing, turns off motion blur and film grain, and leaves vertical sync off. This is a conservative estimate, not a measurement: in ORION, the first measured session corrects the setting.
Official specs
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
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Questions
The publisher recommends: Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB). By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a Radeon RX 6600, and a Radeon RX 580 gets there with lower settings.
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: between 77 and 106 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs The Ascent at 1080p on high settings, between 66 and 90 frames per second.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs The Ascent at 1080p on high settings, between 77 and 106 frames per second.
The publisher recommends 16 GB of RAM (minimum: 8 GB).
The official page asks for 35 GB of storage.
The publisher's recommended specs are the reference point (about 60 frames per second at 1080p on high settings, unless the publisher says otherwise). Each card's power is compared with the recommended card (the average when the publisher names several), then adjusted to the screen resolution. A low margin is kept, and less video memory than recommended drops one level.
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