🖥️ ARK: Survival Ascended system requirements
Minimum and recommended PC specs (official, from Steam). Meeting "Minimum" means you can play; for smoother visuals and higher settings, refer to "Recommended".
🖥️ Can your PC run ARK: Survival Ascended?
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| Requirement equivalent | GPU tier | CPU tier | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | RX 5600 XT | Intel Core i7-6800K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16 GB |
| Recommended | RTX 3080 / RX 6800 | Intel Core i5-10600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | 32 GB |
💻 Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11 with updates
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 1080
- DirectX
- Version ：12
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 180 GB available space
- Notes
- SSD Required
🚀 Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 with updates
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
- Memory
- 32 GB RAM
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon RX 6800, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- DirectX
- Version ：12
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 180 GB available space
- Notes
- SSD Required
Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/9). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.
🎮 Can popular graphics cards run ARK: Survival Ascended?
Intel UHD / HD 630 (integrated)
❌ Can't run it
Intel Iris Xe (integrated)
❌ Can't run it
GTX 1050 Ti
❌ Can't run it
GTX 1650
❌ Can't run it
GTX 1060 6GB
⚠️ Barely
GTX 1660 Super
⚠️ Barely
RTX 2060
✅ Playable
RTX 3050
⚠️ Barely
RTX 3060
✅ Playable
RTX 4060
✅ Playable
RTX 4060 Laptop
✅ Playable
RX 580
❌ Can't run it
RX 6600
✅ Playable
RTX 4070 Super
🚀 Smooth
RTX 5070
🚀 Smooth
Compares graphics cards only; your CPU and RAM must also meet the requirements. See Can I run it? for how it's calculated.