The Long Dark: PC requirements & FPS
Official minimum and recommended specs, and the frame rate to expect on your hardware.
Estimated FPS by graphics card
Estimates from the official requirements, not benchmarks (±20%).
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 7600 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Arc B580 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
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How we estimate: a PC exactly at the recommended spec is taken as ~60 FPS at 1080p Medium and one at the minimum spec as ~30 FPS at 1080p Low; your CPU and GPU scores are compared with those, then fixed multipliers for resolution and preset apply. Real results vary with drivers, patches and upscalers.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | — | — |
| Graphics | Intel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM or better · 15 | nVidia GTX 555 w · not recognisednVidia GTX 555 w/ 1GB VRAM or better · 40 |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | — | 1 GB |
| Storage | 7 GB | 7 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
| Operating system | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
From the publisher's Steam page; each part is matched to our performance score (1–10,000). Some parts could not be recognised.
Cheapest PC for The Long Dark at 60 FPS
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About the game
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre". The game is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies but only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Questions about this game
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Game data: IGDB.com · official requirements and artwork from the publishers' Steam pages.