System requirements · PC
SOMA PC system requirements
SOMA needs at least a processor listed as “Core i3 / AMD A6 2.4Ghz”, 4 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3 graphics card, on 64-bit Windows Vista.
For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “Core i5 / AMD FX 2.4Ghz”, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 / AMD Radeon HD 5970. OpenGL 3.3 graphics card. It takes 25 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | 64-bit Windows Vista | 64-bit Windows 7 |
| Processor | Core i3 / AMD A6 2.4Ghz | Core i5 / AMD FX 2.4Ghz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 / AMD Radeon HD 5970. OpenGL 3.3 |
| Storage | 25 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues. Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is SOMA?
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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 65% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (25 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 | 64-bit 10.9. This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later. | 64-bit 10.10. This product is not compatiable with macOS 10.15 Catalina or later. |
| Processor | Core i3 2.4Ghz | Core i5 2.4Ghz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 / AMD Radeon HD 5970. OpenGL 3.3 |
| Storage | 25 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues. Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | 64-bit Major Linux distribution from 2014 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Core i3 / AMD A6 2.4Ghz | Core i5 / AMD FX 2.4Ghz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750. OpenGL 3.3 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 / AMD Radeon HD 5970. OpenGL 3.3 |
| Storage | 25 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Proprietary drivers. Integrated Intel graphics are not supported. They should work (Intel HD 4000-series or better), but with issues. Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
SOMA 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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