Latest Foundry requirements

To run the Foundry system requirements, you will need an AMD Radeon RX 460 GPU, an AMD Ryzen FX 6350 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and exactly 4.81GB of HD space. 

Foundry is Paradox's take on Satisfactory and Factorio, both excellent logistics and management simulators. Foundry is very much still in Early Access, so there's a good chance that the official Foundry requirements for PCs and laptops will shift as more updates come and go. For now, the game's hardware demands are actually incredibly low, and barely take up any space at all on conventional HDDs or SSDs.

In fact, the Foundry minimum requirements only call for an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 graphics card, an Intel Core i3-2120 processor, and 8GB of RAM. Even older laptops and PCs should have no issues getting the game to run, though frame rate issues could still loom on the horizon once your factory reaches a particular size. 

So, for peace of mind when constructing your megabase, you can meet the Foundry recommended specs with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 GPU, an Intel Core i5-4690K CPU, and 8GB of RAM. Frankly, this is still an incredibly low hardware requirement compared to similar games in the genre (not counting Factorio, because that'll run on a potato, generally speaking). The only real issue for Foundry that might arise is with your processor. Generally, factory-building games like Foundry, Factorio, and Satisfactory are very CPU-intensive. 

But, if you're still unsure if you meet the game's requirements, take our Foundry benchmark test using our automatic checker or by manually entering your system details to see how well your rig might fare.

Foundry size - How big is Foundry?

The Foundry download size on PC requires exactly 4.81GB of HD space. There is a chance this amount will increase in subsequent updates, so consider setting aside 10GB of space if you intend to play the game for more than a year or so.

We recommend installing the game on an SSD to ensure the best gameplay performance. So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming or just check the latest, best prices for SSDs.

FOUNDRY will run on PC system with Windows 10 Home 64 Bit and upwards.

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FOUNDRY FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on FOUNDRY? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how FOUNDRY performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups. Here's our most recent test result.

What frame rate does FOUNDRY run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
73	Intel Core i5-9600K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	16 GB

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Are you experiencing FOUNDRY FPS drops and stutters? Want to know exactly how the game performs on your system? You can get a free easy FPS test for all your games using the PCGameBenchmark FPS monitor tool - your first step to understanding how the parts in your gaming PC are actually performing in real-world conditions.