Lost Ark System Requirements

The Lost Ark specs are quite forgiving, so it doesn't take a particularly powerful PC to jump into the latest MMO sensation.

In order to meet the Lost Ark minimum system requirements, you can get away with the practically ancient Intel Core i3-530 or an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU with 8GB of RAM. The game can run on older graphics cards too, with developer Smilegate RPG suggesting an Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 6850 at minimum. In addition to all this kit, the Lost Ark PC requirements ask for 50GB of available space on your storage solution of choice, as well as a Windows 10 64-bit installation.

The Lost Ark recommended system requirements aren't that much higher, but should net a smoother experience. RAM capacity doubles to 16GB, and you'll need a processor as powerful as an Intel Core i5-750 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400. There's no AMD recommendation, unfortunately, but anything comparable to an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 should serve you well.

Lost Ark review

You can read PCGamesN's Lost Ark review here, which says the game "stands head and shoulders above most of its MMO competitors."

Lost Ark April update

Developer Smilegate RPG will release the Lost Ark April update, which will launch later this month. It will introduce the new 'Lance Master' class, now renamed to 'Glaivier.'

Lost Ark issues

There are a few Lost Ark issues that require a bit of elbow grease to solve. First up is changing your mouse controls, which requires you to head into the Hotkey menu if you don't like the default. Second is learning how to unlock Lost Ark's frame rate, since the game binds you to your monitor's refresh rate. Generally if yout PC meets the Lost Ark requirements you should be okay.

Lost Ark Steam

You can only download Lost Ark from Steam. While you can download the game for free, you can also purchase several starter packs. If you're unsure which one to buy, PCGamesN has a helpful Lost Ark Starter Packs guide to help you decide which one is right for you.

Lost Ark will run on PC system with Windows 10 (64-bit only) and upwards.

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Lost Ark FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on Lost Ark? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how Lost Ark performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups.

What frame rate does Lost Ark run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
118	Intel Core i7-10700	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER	16 GB
76	Intel Core i7-9700	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	32 GB
76	Intel Core i7-9750H	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	16 GB
53	Intel Core i7-9700	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	16 GB
44	Intel Core i7-10750H	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	16 GB

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