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Can I run Sons Of The Forest?

Sons Of The Forest (2024) is an action, adventure and indie game and a demanding game for a PC. For high settings it wants a modern mid-range graphics card (RTX 2060 or RTX 3060 class).

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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.

Sons Of The Forest system requirements

MinimumRecommended
OS64-bit Windows 1064-bit Windows 10
ProcessorINTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300XINTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X
Memory12 GB RAM16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GBNVIDIA GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage20 GB available space20 GB available space

Source: the official Sons Of The Forest Steam page, checked October 2026.

Which PC runs Sons Of The Forest?

To play it you need at least a GeForce GTX 1650 class graphics card, an Intel Core i5-8400 class processor and 12 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a Radeon RX 6600 or faster, an Intel Core i7-8700 class processor and 16 GB of RAM.

Graphics card: minimum

  • GeForce GTX 1650
  • GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  • Radeon RX 580

Graphics card: high settings

  • Radeon RX 6600
  • Intel Arc A750
  • GeForce RTX 3060

Processor: minimum

  • Intel Core i5-8400
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Intel Core i7-8700

Processor: high settings

  • Intel Core i7-8700
  • Intel Core i5-10400
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600

How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 80%, medium to high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 100%, 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 Sons Of The Forest

Parts from our product guides that reach the recommended specs.

Intel Arc B580
Graphics card for the recommended settingsIntel Arc B580

Budget / 1080p-1440p

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Graphics card for the recommended settingsAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

Mid-range / 1440p

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Graphics card for the recommended settingsAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

Mainstream / 1080p

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
Processor for the recommended settingsAMD Ryzen 5 5500F

1080p budget gaming rigs

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Processor for the recommended settingsIntel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is a desktop processor from Intel. See the full specifications and the current price on

Samsung DDR5-4800 32GB
Memory (16 GB or more)Samsung DDR5-4800 32GB

The Samsung DDR5-4800 32GB is a memory kit from Samsung. Key details: DDR5, 4800 MT/s, 32GB. See the full specifications

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 64GB
Memory (16 GB or more)Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 64GB

High-capacity gaming rigs

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Sons Of The Forest: questions

What are the minimum system requirements for Sons Of The Forest?
Minimum: OS 64-bit Windows 10; processor INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X; 12 GB RAM; graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB; 20 GB available space.
What are the recommended requirements for Sons Of The Forest?
Recommended: processor INTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X; 16 GB RAM; graphics NVIDIA GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT; 20 GB available space.
What graphics card do I need for Sons Of The Forest?
At least a GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, Radeon RX 580 or a card of the same speed for the minimum settings; for the recommended settings a Radeon RX 6600, Intel Arc A750, GeForce RTX 3060 or faster.
Can a GTX 1650 run Sons Of The Forest?
Yes. The GTX 1650 reaches the minimum graphics, not the recommended. A whole PC with a GTX 1650, a Core i5-8400 and 16 GB of RAM gets 80% in our checker (medium to high settings).
Can Sons Of The Forest run without a graphics card (integrated graphics)?
Not well. The minimum is a dedicated graphics card (GeForce GTX 1650 class); with integrated graphics our checker gives 40% (below the minimum, not playable well).
Is 8 GB of RAM enough for Sons Of The Forest?
No. Sons Of The Forest needs at least 12 GB of RAM.
How much storage does Sons Of The Forest need?
Sons Of The Forest needs 20 GB of free space.

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