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Can you run The Surge? PC requirements and settings

The Surge, by Deck13 (Action, RPG), came out on Steam on May 15, 2017. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended card4 GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Minimum card1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Recommended RAM16 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 7/8/10 (64-bit)
Processor
AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
15 GB
Publisher's note
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
Processor
AMD FX-8370 (4,0 GHz) / Intel Core i7-3820 (3,6 GHz)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
4 GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
15 GB
Publisher's note
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION

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

Where to buy

Buy The Surge

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

The Surge at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for The Surge at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: 4 GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. Minimum: 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti. 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 The Surge need?

The publisher recommends 16 GB of RAM (minimum: 8 GB).

How much storage does The Surge take?

The official page asks for 15 GB of storage.

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