System requirements · PC
Alien: Isolation PC system requirements
Alien: Isolation needs at least a processor listed as “3.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8500”, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “1GB (AMD Radeon HD 5550 or Nvidia GeForce GT 430)”, on Windows 7 (32bit).
For the recommended settings: an AMD: Phenom II X4 955 - 4 Core, 3.2 GHz or Intel: Core 2 Quad Q9650 - 4 Core, 3.0 GHz processor, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “2GB (AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series or Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX660)”. It takes 35 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 7 (32bit) | Windows 7 (64bit) |
| Processor | 3.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 | AMD: Phenom II X4 955 - 4 Core, 3.2 GHz or Intel: Core 2 Quad Q9650 - 4 Core, 3.0 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 1GB (AMD Radeon HD 5550 or Nvidia GeForce GT 430) | 2GB (AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series or Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX660) |
| DirectX | Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 35 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Alien: Isolation?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 75% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (35 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Mac
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS 10.10.4 |
| Processor | 2GHz Intel Core i5 or greater |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 1GB AMD 5750, 1GB Nvidia 650M, 1.5 GB Intel Iris Pro 5200 (See Notes for more details) |
| Storage | 35 GB available space |
| Additional notes | The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar. * All 13” MacBook Pros released since 2016 * All 15” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 with a 1GB graphics card or better * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2013 (Models with an Intel HD5000 graphics card are not supported.) * All 27” iMacs released since Mid 2010 with a 1GB graphics card or better * All Mac Pros released since Late 2009 |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit, SteamOS Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | 2.6GHz Intel i3 or equivalent | 3.2GHz+ Intel i7 Quad Core |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia 6xx series (driver version: 355.11) | Nvidia 970 (driver version: 355.11) |
| Storage | 35 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | NOTE: AMD and Intel graphics cards are not currently supported by Alien: Isolation. Game requires at least OpenGL 4.3 | NOTE: AMD and Intel graphics cards are not currently supported by Alien: Isolation. |
Alien: Isolation is also available on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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