System requirements · PC

Subnautica PC system requirements

Subnautica needs at least an Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent processor, 4 GB of RAM and an Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark, on Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit.

For the recommended settings: an Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM and an Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM graphics card. It takes 20 GB of storage.

Subnautica: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent	Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark	Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
DirectX	Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended
Storage	20 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended
VR support	SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required	Not listed
Additional notes	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Same for both: minimum and recommended

How demanding is Subnautica?

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 57% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (20 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

Subnautica: macOS requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	OS X 10.9 Mavericks Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent	Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Graphics	Intel HD 4600 or equivalent	Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
Storage	20 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended

Subnautica is also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 5. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.