Rust requirements 2025

To meet the Rust system requirements, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GPU, an Intel Core i7-3770 CPU, 10GB of RAM, and 35GB of HDD or SSD space.

The Rust requirements for PC are set pretty low with a sensible minimum. Many players experience some frame rate issues - but they can mostly be fixed in the Rust game settings menu. 

According to the developer, the Rust minimum requirements for 2025 only need an AMD 500 series graphics card or better, an AMD FX 9590 processor, and 10GB of RAM. This is higher than when the game first launched in 2018, but not out of reach for older laptops and PCs.

If, however, you want to meet the Rust recommended specs, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, an Intel Core i7-4790K CPU, and 16GB of RAM, which is a significant leap over the minimum specs. 

Rust size - How big is Rust?

The current Rust download size on PC requires 35GB of HDD or SSD space. This is only slightly bigger than the 20GB need the game originally required, and it's possible that the size will increase in the years to come.

We recommend installing the game on an SSD to ensure the best gameplay performance. So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming or just check the latest, best prices for SSDs.

Rust Performance Guide

The game Rust can get pretty rough on your PC, especially in high population multiplayer servers. Thankfully Rust requirements have a huge range of graphics options available, both in the main game settings and by using console commands.

• You can keep track of your FPS by pressing F1 to bring up the console screen and typing “perf 1”. This will put an FPS counter on the bottom left part of your screen during play.
• To improve performance, turn off HDR, sun shafts, depth of field and color grading. You can also turn down the overall graphics quality, water quality, number of shadows and draw distance.
• In the performance tab you can make additional improvements to help hit the Rust specs. For example, by lowering the maximum number of “gibs” (the biggest impact of this is in reducing the number of broken pieces when a wall or other constructed object is destroyed), and lowering the quality of particles, objects, trees, terrain, grass and decor.
• If this still hasn’t done the trick, you can make additional changes via the in-game console. Use the commands “find animation”, “find graphics”, “find terrain” and “find audio” to see a whole host of additional options that can be adjusted. Once your changes are made, enter the command “writecfg” to apply and save your tweaks.

Rust Steam

You will need to play Rust on Steam - it is only available via that platform. There is a vague announcement of a Rust PS4 release, but nothing known yet. If you're looking for deals the game is not available on GMG - Rust G2A is your best bet if you're looking for the Steam codes cheap. There are loads of third parties who sell Rust servers - we recommend GTX Gaming. Fun fact - the Rust player count recently broke a new record, hitting 134,483 concurrent players.

Rust guides

Already playing? Go check the PCGamesN list of the best Rust Servers and our Rust commands list for settings, server, and admin controls.

Rust will run on PC system with Windows 10 64bit and upwards. Additionally it has a Mac version.

Looking for an upgrade? Try our easy to use Rust set up guides to find the best cards. Filter for Rust graphics card comparison and CPU compare. We'll help you find the best deal for the right gear to run the game.

Rust FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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

What frame rate does Rust run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
56	Intel Core i9-9900K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	32 GB
49	Intel Core i7-9700K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti	16 GB
47	Intel Core i7-10700F	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	16 GB
32	Intel Core i5-8400	AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT	48 GB
30	Intel Core i7-10700KF	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER	16 GB

What frame rate does Rust run at? Check our FPS Calculator

Are you experiencing Rust FPS drops and stutters? Want to know exactly how the game performs on your system? You can get a free easy FPS test for all your games using the PCGameBenchmark FPS monitor tool - your first step to understanding how the parts in your gaming PC are actually performing in real-world conditions.