Can I run Atomic Heart?
Atomic Heart (2023) is an action, adventure and RPG game and a very demanding game for a PC. This is one of the heaviest PC games: high settings need a fast, recent graphics card.
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Choose the graphics card, processor and memory closest to yours. Not sure? On Windows press Win + R, type dxdiag and look at "Processor", "Memory" and the Display tab.
Atomic Heart system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions) | Windows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i5-2500 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-7700K |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 4 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon R9 380 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | 8 GB VRAM, AMD RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
| Storage | 90 GB available space | 90 GB available space |
Source: the official Atomic Heart Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs Atomic Heart?
To play it you need at least a GeForce GTX 960 class graphics card, an AMD FX-8350 class processor and 8 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a GeForce RTX 3070 or faster, an Intel Core i5-8400 class processor and 16 GB of RAM.
Graphics card: minimum
- GeForce GTX 960
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Radeon RX 570
Graphics card: high settings
- GeForce RTX 3070
- Radeon RX 6700 XT
- GeForce RTX 5060
Processor: minimum
- AMD FX-8350
- Intel Core i5-4460
- AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Processor: high settings
- Intel Core i5-8400
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Intel Core i7-8700
How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 78%, medium to high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 94%, high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 40%, below the minimum, not playable well.
Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.
Upgrade picks for Atomic Heart
Parts from our product guides that reach the recommended specs.
The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is a desktop processor from Intel. See the full specifications and the current price on
The Samsung DDR5-4800 32GB is a memory kit from Samsung. Key details: DDR5, 4800 MT/s, 32GB. See the full specifications
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