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Minimum is a GTX 1660 and a Core i5-8600 with 16 GB of RAM; recommended is an RTX 3070 with a Core i7-12700K. Below: both tables in full, what that «Upscaled» label in the minimum spec actually costs you, how much storage the game took in our own beta measurement, and a three-minute check of your own machine.
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500 |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Graphics | Nvidia GTX 1660 / Radeon RX 590 |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 11 (64-bit) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Graphics | Nvidia RTX 3070 / Radeon RX 6700 XT |
| Storage | 50 GB |
CONFIRMED Source: the official Steam store page. The studio warns that requirements may change during Early Access — 10 September is not the final optimisation pass.
It means the promised 1080p at 60 frames was measured with an upscaler running, not at native resolution. The game renders at a lower resolution and stretches the result to 1080p — that is how a GTX 1660 reaches those 60 frames.
One practical consequence: if your build sits near minimum spec, DLSS, FSR or XeSS are not a bonus but part of the condition. Switch upscaling off and you will land noticeably below the promised 60. The recommended tier carries no «Upscaled» label: there, 1440p at 70+ frames was measured natively.
CONFIRMED DLSS, FSR and XeSS support is stated officially — the rest of the confirmed mechanics.
BULKHEAD has published no benchmarks, so what follows is a class-based orientation against the two cards named in the requirements — not measured frame rates. Once real benchmarks exist, this table gets replaced by them.
| Below minimum | GTX 1050 Ti · GTX 1060 · RX 570 / 580 — will likely launch, but do not expect 60fps at 1080p even with upscaling |
| Minimum tier | GTX 1660 / 1660 Super · RTX 2060 · RX 590 · RX 5500 XT — 1080p Low with an upscaler |
| Between the two | RTX 2070 · RTX 3060 · RX 6600 — 1080p on medium, or 1440p with an upscaler |
| Recommended tier | RTX 3070 · RTX 4060 Ti · RX 6700 XT — 1440p Medium, 70+ frames natively |
| Above recommended | RTX 4070 and newer · RX 7800 XT and newer — headroom for high settings and 1440p+ |
ESTIMATE This table maps card generations and tiers; it is not a measurement. It is the most honest thing anyone can say before official benchmarks exist.
The requirements list 50 GB. The beta build of 21-23 August weighed about 38 GB — our own measurement during the test, not an official figure. So the 50 GB is stated with room for Early Access patches.
The drive type is never specified. The map is 16.384 km per side and streams during a match, so an SSD is more likely to affect asset streaming than frame rate — but there is no official confirmation of that, and we will not invent one.
BETA DATA The 38 GB figure comes from the 21-23 August 2026 test. We will re-measure after release.
Three minutes, no third-party tools — everything you need is already in Windows and in Steam itself.
The cheapest move is not to buy blind. The game launches into Early Access, where optimisation is still changing, and a free playtest application gives you a shot at testing it on your own hardware for nothing. The second option is to wait for the first patches: in EA, requirements tend to fall rather than rise.
If your machine barely clears the bar, turn on an upscaler and watch the live player count: after release it will show how alive the game actually is before you spend anything.
Minimum: Windows 10 64-bit, Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500, 16 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1660 or Radeon RX 590, 50 GB of storage. Recommended: Windows 11, Core i7-12700K or Ryzen 7 5700X, the same 16 GB, RTX 3070 or RX 6700 XT.
It means the promised 1080p Low at 60fps was measured with an upscaler switched on, not at native resolution. The game supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS; on a minimum-spec machine they are not a bonus but part of the condition. Turn upscaling off on a GTX 1660 and expect fewer than 60 frames.
The requirements list 50 GB. The beta build of 21-23 August weighed about 38 GB — that is our own measurement — so the 50 GB figure is stated with room for patches.
Yes. 16 GB appears in both the minimum and the recommended specs — it is the one line that does not change between them. More RAM will not add frames.
The drive type is not specified officially; the requirements only list 50 GB of free space. The map is 16.384 km per side and streams during a match, so an SSD is more likely to affect streaming than frame rate. There is no official confirmation of this.
That is below minimum. The requirements name a GTX 1660, and that figure already assumes upscaling. A GTX 1060 is a generation older and slower — the game will most likely launch, but do not expect 60fps at 1080p. BULKHEAD has published no benchmarks.
At the Early Access launch on 10 September 2026 it is PC only, via Steam. The studio has announced no console versions.
10 September 2026 in Steam Early Access, where it is expected to stay for 1-2 years.
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