Absolum PC requirements, FPS and best settings

Absolum on PC: the quick answer

Where Absolum ranks for hardware demand

Where it lands among 937 modelled titles, with a look at what that means for each class of card.

Across the 937 games we have modelled, Absolum lands on a demand score of 15, ahead of 53% of them. In plain terms it is a mid-weight game for graphics hardware.

The score is derived from the recommended graphics card in the publisher requirements, GTX 1060, scaled to a 1080p High equivalent. It is a modelling choice rather than a measurement, so read it as a ranking more than a promise.

What it means by card class

• The RTX 5060, standing in for an entry card, gives roughly 252 FPS at 1080p and 163 FPS at 1440p, with 93 FPS at 4K. Comfortable at 4K on High, around 93 FPS before any DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling.
• Take a high-end card, the RTX 5080: around 360+ FPS at 1080p, 360+ FPS at 1440p and 219 FPS at 4K on High. Comfortable at 4K on High, around 219 FPS before any DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling.
• The RTX 5070, standing in for a mid-range card, gives roughly 360+ FPS at 1080p and 279 FPS at 1440p, with 160 FPS at 4K. Holds roughly 160 FPS at 4K, so resolution is not the limit.
• For an enthusiast card we use the RTX 5090. It returns around 360+ / 360+ / 347 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on High. Native 4K works here at around 347 FPS, with no upscaling needed.

On the CPU side, Absolum scores 18, ahead of 0% of the 937 modelled games.

Absolum system requirements

The official specs for Absolum, compared with real graphics cards and processors.

These are the developer figures on Steam, and patches can change them.

How the published specs translate to frame rates

Steam suggests GTX 1060 as the recommended card, good for around 79 FPS at 1080p and 51 FPS at 1440p on High here. That is above 60 FPS at 1080p, so the recommended spec reads as a comfortable 1080p target.

On the CPU side the recommended entry is Intel Core i5-2550K, which our model rates at roughly 63 FPS of frame preparation for Absolum.

You will need 6 GB RAM of RAM at minimum or 8 GB RAM to match the recommended spec, plus 5 GB available space on your drive.

Best graphics card for Absolum by target

Which card hits which target in Absolum, from a 30 FPS floor to 4K.

Start at the GTX 1060 6GB if you want 60 FPS at 1080p on High. Among current RTX 50 cards, the RTX 5050 is the first to manage it.

At 1440p the entry card for 60 FPS on High is the GTX 1660 Super, with the RTX 5050 leading the RTX 50 line.

For 4K, DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling does most of the work: with Quality upscaling the RTX 5050 is the first RTX 50 card to achieve 60 FPS on High.

The table covers NVIDIA, AMD and Intel cards. For a personal answer with your own CPU and RAM, use the can my PC run it checker and check for a processor limit in the bottleneck checker.

Absolum FPS by graphics card

Projected frame rates for 28 graphics cards from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Pick a resolution to redraw the bars.

Compare the extremes: an RTX 5090 gets around 360+ FPS at 1440p and 347 FPS at 4K, and an RTX 5050 around 121 FPS at 1440p. That is the span of results you can expect in Absolum.

Full results table

All numbers are for High settings paired with a quick CPU. The two upscaled columns switch on Quality DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling, which only applies if the game supports it. Figures above 360 FPS are shown as 360+. Compare two cards directly in the GPU comparison tool.

Is your graphics card good enough for Absolum?

Twelve popular cards, with a plain-English verdict for each.

The table reads the model results as plain advice. Older cards such as the GTX 1060 and RTX 2060 are measured against the same High settings, so a poor result there usually means "drop to Medium", not "cannot run".

The step from an RTX 5060 (163 FPS at 1440p) to an RTX 5070 (279 FPS) is around 71% in our model, a useful yardstick when choosing between the two.

Best Absolum settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K

One plan per resolution, each aimed at a steady 60 FPS in this game.

1080p playbook

Native 1080p works on GTX 1660 Super, RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 4060, all above 60 FPS on High in our model. Upscaling then becomes optional rather than required.

Each row below is the best-looking combination that still holds 60 FPS at 1080p in our model.

1440p playbook

At 1440p, RTX 4060, RTX 5060, RTX 5070 hold 60 FPS natively on High in our model, so you can leave DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling off and spend the headroom on settings.

Pick your card in the table for the preset and DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling mode that keep 1440p above 60 FPS.

4K playbook

For 4K play, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 4080 Super, RTX 5080 clear 60 FPS on High without any DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling in our estimates, which leaves room to raise individual settings.

Pick your card in the table for the preset and DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling mode that keep 4K above 60 FPS.

Stepping up the RTX 50 range in Absolum

What each step up the RTX 50 range adds at 1440p with High settings.

Moving from the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB to the RTX 5070 adds around 43% at 1440p, the largest jump in the RTX 50 range for Absolum. The RTX 5070 to RTX 5070 Ti step adds only around 17%.

With a game this light, spending more on the graphics card shows diminishing returns quickly: the processor and engine set the ceiling.

Compare options directly in the upgrade value calculator or the GPU price to performance calculator.

How much VRAM does Absolum need?

What the game is likely to want from graphics memory on High. Running short causes stutter even on a fast GPU.

Estimated graphics memory use is 3 GB at 1080p, 3.9 GB at 1440p and 5.4 GB at 4K with High settings. The figure is an estimate derived from the recommended GPU.

A single step down in textures, to Medium, reduces the 1440p estimate to around 3.3 GB, which is often enough to avoid stutter.

What each memory size means for Absolum

• A 6 GB card is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and tight at 4K on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling are the practical fixes.
• With 8 GB the verdict is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and comfortable at 4K on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling are the practical fixes.
• With 12 GB the verdict is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and comfortable at 4K on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.
• With 16 GB the verdict is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and comfortable at 4K on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.

Try your own combination in the VRAM calculator and see how much VRAM you need for gaming.

Which processor do you need for Absolum?

What a range of popular CPUs can feed a graphics card here.

Steam gives Intel Core i3-540 as the minimum processor and Intel Core i5-2550K as the recommended one. The table shows the most frames each chip can prepare in our model, regardless of graphics settings.

Processor demand is low here, so a modest CPU is unlikely to be the limit in Absolum.

Use the Core i5-12400F as a yardstick: it feeds roughly 248 FPS here, so any card faster than that will be waiting on the processor.

See whether your parts match in the bottleneck checker and the system bottlenecks guide.

Matching a processor to a graphics card for Absolum

How seven common processor and graphics card pairs behave in this game.

Absolum leaves the processor as the limit in 1 of the seven pairings below. Take the RTX 5090 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D: the CPU tops out around 360+ FPS, below the roughly 360+ FPS the card could deliver at 1440p.

Our model finds RTX 5070 Ti plus Core i5-14600K the most evenly matched build here: roughly 351 FPS from the processor against around 325 FPS from the card at 1440p.

These pairings are examples, not recommendations to buy. Swap in your own parts with the bottleneck checker to see which side limits you.

RAM and storage for Absolum

RAM and disk space from the Steam page, with a practical view.

For RAM, expect 6 GB RAM at minimum and 8 GB RAM recommended. Allow for the operating system and background apps, which means 16 GB is a sensible floor.

The install asks for roughly 5 GB. Downloading it takes around 8 min at 100 Mbps and around 2 min at 500 Mbps, allowing for overhead.

There is no SSD requirement on the page, but faster storage never hurts.

Add up your own needs in the RAM calculator, which counts Windows, background apps and streaming on top of the game. Check how long the install takes with the download time calculator.

Absolum best graphics settings

Starter settings for six well-known cards. Cells list the highest-quality preset that keeps 60 FPS.

These are our model's best 60 FPS setups for Absolum, ranked by image quality.

• Limit the frame rate at your monitor refresh rate to save power and noise, then use the VRR and frame cap calculator to pick the figure.
• After that, cut the most expensive settings. Shadow quality, volumetrics and view distance tend to cost the most when they exist.
• Make one change per test and compare the result, so you can tell what helped.
• Leave textures on High if memory allows. They barely touch frame rate. Our estimate for this game is 3.9 GB at that resolution.
• Reach for DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling first. It gives up little detail for a large frame-rate gain. Pick the highest quality mode that reaches your target.

An upscaler is assumed throughout; confirm the game has one in its graphics options. Get a personal recommendation in the best settings generator and compare DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling modes in the DLSS and frame generation estimator.

Can a gaming laptop run Absolum?

Estimated FPS on RTX 50 laptop GPUs at typical power limits.

Laptop results: RTX 5050 Laptop, RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop reach 60 FPS at 1080p on High at the power limits we assume, and RTX 5050 Laptop, RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop can also do 1440p.

Treat laptop numbers cautiously. Wattage, cooling and memory vary between makers, so the same chip can land well below the figures above.

Try different wattages in the laptop TGP estimator.

What to watch for in Absolum

General guidance for this kind of game, chosen from the Steam genres and features.

Steam names Absolum under Action, Adventure, Indie, so these general tips apply. They are hedged guidance rather than facts about the game's engine.

• Indie games vary widely in how well they are optimised, so patch notes and community reports can say more than hardware specs.
• Co-operative play adds network and CPU load, so keep background apps closed when playing with friends.
• Exploration-heavy adventures tend to hitch when new areas load, which an SSD and spare VRAM can soften.
• Long role-playing sessions reward stable settings, so pick a preset you can leave alone rather than tuning mid-game.
• Action games feel best when frame times are even, so lowering one costly setting is usually better than chasing a high peak.
• Controller support makes living-room play practical, and TVs often cap at 60 or 120 Hz.

Screenshots of Absolum

A look at Absolum from the official Steam gallery. Visual detail is what you trade away when you drop presets, so it helps to see what you are keeping.

Screenshots and artwork are promotional images from the Absolum Steam store page and belong to Dotemu, Guard Crush Games, Supamonks and Dotemu, Gamirror Games.

Absolum compared with similar games

Related PC game guides on this site.

If you are comparing Absolum with other games, these pages cover titles with a similar hardware appetite or shared genres. Demand scores run on the same scale, so they are directly comparable.

• Necesse scores 4 on the same scale (Absolum scores 15), which makes it lighter on graphics. Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure sits at 8 for graphics demand and is lighter than Absolum (15). Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.
• Lucid Blocks: 4 on our demand scale, lighter than Absolum. Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.
• Shape of Dreams: demand score 11 against 15 for Absolum, so it is lighter on graphics. Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.
• Demon Lord: Just a Block: demand score 4 against 15 for Absolum, so it is lighter on graphics. Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.
• With a demand score of 7, Silver Pines is lighter than Absolum. Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.
• With a demand score of 15, Valheim is about as demanding as Absolum. Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.
• SULFUR: 28 on our demand scale, heavier than Absolum. Shared genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG.

About Absolum on PC

Steam user reviews put Absolum at Very Positive (93% positive from 4,797 reviews, checked 2026-11-02). It is a measure of popularity and sentiment, not of technical performance.

It was out for around 13 months when we wrote this guide, so expect patches and driver updates to move the numbers a little over time.

Steam features

Details here come from Steam's public store listing. We have not tested the game on every card, so frame rates on this page are modelled estimates.

Method: where the Absolum numbers come from

A short, honest note on how the numbers are produced.

Here is what feeds the estimates: demand 15 from the recommended card, CPU score 18 (from the listed processor line), and a 1080p High VRAM figure of 3 GB (estimated from the demand score).

The model divides a card's performance score by the game demand, scaled for resolution, preset and DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling, with a penalty when memory runs short and a ceiling set by a fast reference processor.

Please read the figures as estimates rather than measurements. Drivers, game updates, temperatures and the part of the game you are playing can all move them.

Absolum: your questions answered

The questions players ask most about Absolum on PC.

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