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Kerbal Space Program PC system requirements

Kerbal Space Program needs at least a processor listed as “Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz”, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM”, on Windows 7 SP1+ (64-bit).

For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “Core i5”, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM”. It takes 3 GB of storage.

Kerbal Space Program: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 7 SP1+	Windows 10 64-bit
Processor	Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz	Core i5
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM	DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM
Storage	3 GB HD space	4 GB HD space

How demanding is Kerbal Space Program?

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).
Storage: Larger than 17% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (3 GB).

It is on our list of small PC games (under 5 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

Kerbal Space Program: macOS requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	macOS 10.12+ 64-bit Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	Intel	Intel Core i5
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	SM 4.0 512MB VRAM	SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Storage	3 GB HD space	4 GB HD space

Linux and SteamOS

Kerbal Space Program: Linux and SteamOS requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Ubuntu 16.04+ 64-bit	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Processor	Core 2 Duo	Core i5
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	SM 4.0 512MB VRAM	SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Storage	3 GB HD space	4 GB HD space