System requirements · PC
Rust PC system requirements
Rust needs at least an AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 processor, 12 GB of RAM and an AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580 graphics card, on Windows 11 64bit.
For the recommended settings: an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel® Core i7-6700K processor, 16 GB of RAM and an AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Arc B580 graphics card. It takes 45 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 11 64bit Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel® Core i7-6700K |
| Memory | 12 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580 | AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Arc B580 |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 45 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system SSD is highly recommended or expect longer than average load times. | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system SSD Required |
How demanding is Rust?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 86% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (12 GB).
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Storage: Larger than 81% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (45 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 | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS Monterey (version 12) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Apple M1 | Apple M1 Pro / Max / Ultra |
| Memory | 12 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Apple M1 | Apple M1 Pro / Max / Ultra |
| Storage | 45 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD FX-9590 or better | Intel Core i7-4690K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | GTX 670 2GB / AMD R9 280 better | GTX 980 / AMD R9 Fury |
| Storage | 10 GB available space | 12 GB available space |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Rust is also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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