Space Engineers System Requirements

The Space Engineers system requirements ask for a minimum graphics card equivalent to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750. However, the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. You will need at least 25 GB of free storage space to install Space Engineers. To play Space Engineers you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i5-2320. However, the developers recommend a CPU greater or equal to an Intel Core i7-4790 for the best experience. You'll need a minimum of 8 GB of RAM. If possible, make sure you have 16 GB of RAM in order to run Space Engineers to its full potential.

Space Engineers Performance Guide

Looking to improve your FPS in Space Engineers? Here are some tips.

• This game is very demanding for RAM - if you are only just meeting the minimum 8 GB of RAM required, try shutting any RAM intensive background applications before running - e.g. Google Chrome
• Downloading 'SEToolbox' lets you remove floating objects from your save game which can impact performance.
• Run the game in fullscreen mode as opposed to windowed.
• Ensure you have the latest NVIDIA/AMD drivers installed for your graphics card.
• Disable hardware acceleration in programs like Discord, to free up GPU bandwidth for Space Engineers.

Space Engineers will run on PC system with Microsoft Windows 7 (latest SP) 64-bit and upwards.

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Space Engineers FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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

What frame rate does Space Engineers run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
94	Intel Core i7-10700KF	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER	32 GB
92	Intel Core i7-8700K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti	32 GB
76	Intel Core i5-1035G1	Intel UHD	12 GB
68	Intel Core i7-6700	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050	16 GB
9	Intel Core i5-9600KF	AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT	32 GB

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