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The Cycle: Frontier, by YAGER (Action, Massively Multiplayer), came out on Steam on June 8, 2022. 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 | Highover 300 fps | High215–296 fps | High117–161 fps |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | Highover 288 fps | High187–258 fps | High102–140 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB | Highover 237 fps | High154–212 fps | High84–115 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | Highover 237 fps | High154–212 fps | High84–115 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | Highover 226 fps | High147–202 fps | High80–110 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB | High208–286 fps | High135–185 fps | High73–101 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | High204–280 fps | High132–182 fps | High72–99 fps |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | High170–234 fps | High110–152 fps | High60–82 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | High162–223 fps | High105–145 fps | High57–79 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB | High162–223 fps | High105–145 fps | High57–79 fps |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB | High154–212 fps | High100–138 fps | Medium71–97 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB | High150–207 fps | High98–134 fps | Medium69–95 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 12 GB | High139–191 fps | High90–124 fps | Medium63–87 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB | High135–186 fps | High87–120 fps | Medium62–85 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 8 GB | High131–180 fps | High85–117 fps | Medium60–83 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | High115–158 fps | High75–103 fps | Low71–98 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 8 GB | High107–147 fps | High69–95 fps | Low66–91 fps |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB | High87–119 fps | High56–77 fps | Low53–74 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB | High74–102 fps | Medium63–86 fps | Low46–63 fps |
| Radeon RX 580 8 GB | High57–79 fps | Low65–90 fps | Low35–49 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | Medium69–95 fps | Low60–83 fps | Low32–45 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 Cycle: Frontier doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | Highover 237 fps | High154–212 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | High208–286 fps | High135–185 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | Highover 226 fps | High147–202 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | High162–223 fps | High105–145 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | High162–223 fps | High105–145 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | High139–191 fps | High90–124 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | High135–186 fps | High87–120 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | High131–180 fps | High85–117 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | High115–158 fps | High75–103 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High107–147 fps | High69–95 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High74–102 fps | High + 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 570; 4GB VRAM. By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a Radeon RX 580, and a GeForce GTX 1060 gets there with lower settings.
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: between 135 and 186 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs The Cycle: Frontier at 1080p on high settings, between 115 and 158 frames per second.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs The Cycle: Frontier at 1080p on high settings, between 135 and 186 frames per second.
The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 6 GB).
The official page asks for 37 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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