Ark: Survival Evolved is a survival-type game coming to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Stranded on an island, naked and without the tools to survive, you must use your skill and cunning to carve out an existence on an island overflowing with dinosaurs and primeval beasts. In Ark: Survival Evolved you will have to hunt, craft items, build shelters, grow crops and even tame and ride dinosaurs.

ARK: Survival Evolved System Requirements

31 Aug 2017 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7 or Windows 8
Processor: 2 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit CPU
Memory: 4000 MB RAM
Graphics: DirectX11 Compatible GPU with 1 GB Video RAM
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 20000 MB available space

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 10 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1500X
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
System Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 60 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card

PC System Analysis For ARK: Survival Evolved Requirements

ARK: Survival Evolved requires at least a Radeon RX 470 4GB or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. System memory required for ARK: Survival Evolved is 8 GB performance memory. Taking a look at the min reqs you will require a Radeon HD 7870 graphics card with a Core i5-2400 3.1GHz or FX-8320 processor to reach the minimum ARK: Survival Evolved specs, run on low graphics setting and 720p. You will require a DirectX 11 GPU. Recommended needs around a 5 year old PC to run.

FPS System Benchmark

107 FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is ARK: Survival Evolved for PC? ARK: Survival Evolved is terribly optimized

2.7

Where does ARK: Survival Evolved rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Online, Sandbox, Survival

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System Requirements Report for ARK: Survival Evolved

Graphics Settings: High

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Processor

Core i9-9900 8-Core 3.1GHz

Graphics [1920 x 1080]

GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile

RAM

32GB

Performance Report

Processor

Intel

Core i5-2400 3.1GHz

AMD

FX-8320

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 670

AMD

Radeon HD 7870

RAM

8GB

Processor

Intel

AMD

Graphics

Nvidia

AMD

RAM

0MB

Processor

Intel

Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz

AMD

Ryzen R5 1500X

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

AMD

Radeon RX 470 4GB

RAM

8GB

Max Playable Resolutions at 30 FPS
Graphics Setting	Low	Medium	High	Ultra
Resolution	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160

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CPU

Core i9-9900 8-Core 3.1GHz

Our recommended setting for playing ARK: Survival Evolved: <strong>High</strong>

GFX

GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile [1920 x 1080]

RAM

32GB

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Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

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VRAM

RAM

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HDD Space

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Core i5-2400 3.1GHz

FX-8320

GeForce GTX 670

Radeon HD 7870

2 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 10

60 GB

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Recommended Requirements

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AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

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HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz

Ryzen R5 1500X

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

Radeon RX 470 4GB

4 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 11

60 GB

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ARK: Survival Evolved PC Release Date:

31 Aug 2017

Alternative Game Tags: ark, survival evolved, ark: survival evolved, dinosaurs, ark survival, ark evolved,

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ARK: Survival Evolved vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

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Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

76%

RAM

13GB

63%

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