🖥️ Synapse Grid 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 Synapse Grid?
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| Requirement equivalent | GPU tier | CPU tier | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Graphics card with 2 GB VRAM (estimated) | Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX-8000 series (8-core) | 4 GB |
| Recommended | GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580 | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 8 GB |
💻 Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX-8350 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Vulkan 1.1 capable GPU, 2 GB VRAM
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Sound card
- Any Windows-compatible audio output
- Notes
- Requires a Vulkan 1.1 capable GPU. The game renders with Vulkan and has no DirectX or OpenGL fallback. Local split-screen supports 2-4 players on one PC via the shared keyboard and/or gamepads. Gamepads work for gameplay and menus; the map editor needs keyboard and mouse.
🚀 Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Vulkan 1.1 capable GPU, 4 GB VRAM (NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 or better)
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Sound card
- Any Windows-compatible audio output
- Notes
- A gamepad is recommended. For local split-screen, one gamepad per additional player, or share the keyboard.
Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/28). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.
🎮 Can popular graphics cards run Synapse Grid?
Intel UHD / HD 630 (integrated)
❌ Can't run it
Intel Iris Xe (integrated)
⚠️ Barely
GTX 1050 Ti
✅ Playable
GTX 1650
✅ Playable
GTX 1060 6GB
🚀 Smooth
GTX 1660 Super
🚀 Smooth
RTX 2060
🚀 Smooth
RTX 3050
🚀 Smooth
RTX 3060
🚀 Smooth
RTX 4060
🚀 Smooth
RTX 4060 Laptop
🚀 Smooth
RX 580
🚀 Smooth
RX 6600
🚀 Smooth
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.