Permafrost PC requirement checker
The official page gives two tiers, not a benchmark. This checker puts your parts on the same scale as those tiers and tells you which side of the line you are on — and which single component is holding you back. Your selections are written into the URL, so you can share the exact result.
Your hardware
Verdict
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Pick your parts to see where you land.
Bottleneck
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Component breakdown
| Part | Class | vs official |
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Class is an editorial 0–100 scale anchored on the two official tiers (minimum = 40, recommended = 70). It is not a benchmark score. Methodology on the data sources page.
Official minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 350
- RAM
- 16 GB RAM
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB
- DirectX
- DirectX 12
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
Official recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- RAM
- 16 GB RAM
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti 8GB or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12GB
- DirectX
- DirectX 12
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
RAM note: both official tiers list 16 GB — the floor is unusually high for a survival sandbox. If you are on 8 GB, treat that as the upgrade to make first, ahead of GPU.
Data version 2026.09.24. Specs taken verbatim from the Steam store page; no interpolated values.