Subnautica

Underwater survival adventure with a very light integrated-GPU baseline and a clear jump to older discrete GPUs for smooth play.

AdventureSurvivalOpen WorldPC

ReleasedJan 23, 2018

GenresAdventure, Survival, Open World

PlatformsPC

DeveloperUnknown Worlds Entertainment

PublisherUnknown Worlds Entertainment

Play styleAdventure

This page is an official PC performance guide. Compare the official rows already collected for the Windows version and use the rest of the page as a quick reference.

Estimated FPS by GPU

We have not collected enough official PC guidance for this game yet.

No estimated chart is available for this resolution yet.

This title looks unusually efficient for its visual target, with healthy scaling and stable frame delivery.

ScalingMixed

StabilityMixed

AccessibilityStrong

Resolution jumps cost performance quickly, so GPU headroom matters more.
Average FPS can look fine while frame pacing still needs attention.
The game becomes comfortably playable without jumping straight to halo-tier GPUs.

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1/2

Steam App ID 264710

Tracked versions: 2.0

85/100

This looks very well optimized across the official PC guidance we can verify.

Very strong

Internal benchmark-style official rows carry the most weight in this score.
This title is still anchored around a tighter official resolution read.
Adventure expectations shape how low-end friendliness and frame stability are weighted.

Best forBest for cleaner midrange GPU picks

Resolution readSettings changes swing the result quickly

Watch forThe official rows line up cleanly for this title

CPURyzen 7 9700X

GPURTX 5070 Ti

RAMDDR5 32GB kit

Monitor1440p 180-240Hz

Prebuilt PCRTX 5070 Ti-class desktop

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