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Subnautica — system requirements & benchmark status

This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.

Developer: Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Released: Jan 23, 2018 · Genres: Adventure, Indie
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).

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System requirements — Subnautica

As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.

ComponentMinimum (Steam)Recommended (Steam)
NotesRequires a 64-bit processor and operating systemRequires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bitWindows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalentIntel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM8 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmarkNvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
DirectXVersion 11Version 11
Storage20 GB available space20 GB available space
VR SupportSteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required—

Hardware demand level

Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (integrated graphics). The demand level classifies the publisher's published requirements only; it is not a benchmark result and predicts no frame rate.

Benchmark status

Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for Subnautica.

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