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Can I Run The Descendant?

Gaming Corps AB · 2016

In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.

Can You Run The Descendant?

Pick your CPU, GPU, RAM and OS — we check each one against The Descendant’s official minimum and recommended requirements.

Your PC

You can run The Descendant — and then some

Your PC meets the recommended requirements. Expect a great experience.

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060AMD or nVidia card with 1GB RAMnVidia 500 series or higher
CPUCore i5-13400Intel i3 2.0GHz or equivalentIntel i5 2.5GHz or equivalent
RAM16 GB4 GB6 GB
OSWindows 11

Verdict compares your components against the game’s published requirements using our GPU/CPU benchmark database. Estimates — real performance varies with drivers, settings and cooling.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on The Descendant’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

38 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

85 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

162 FPS

Excellent

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The Descendant System Requirements

Minimum

OS *: Windows Vista+ Processor: Intel i3 2.0GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD or nVidia card with 1GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 12 GB available space

Recommended

OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5 2.5GHz or equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia 500 series or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 12 GB available space

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.