We detail what are the minimum and recommended requirements to be able to move Rust on your computer (PC and MAC) and play through Steam in a fluid way.
Despite the fact that Rust has been available for a few years, it is now that it is having a boom due to the series called Egoland that various streamers, youtubers and influencers are currently broadcasting through their respective Twitch channels. Therefore, many users are looking for how to start playing and the options they have available to do so. For now it is only available on PC and MAC (in the absence of landing on consoles this year 2021), so below we leave you detailed its minimum and recommended requirements so that you can check at a glance if your computer is capable to move the game without any problem.
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Minimum requirements to play Rust on PC
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 8.1 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD FX-9590 or better
- Memory: 10GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 670 2GB / AMD R9 280 better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended to reduce longer load times than average.
Recommended requirements to play Rust on PC
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 980 / AMD R9 Fury
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Highly Recommended SSD.
Minimum requirements to play Rust on macOS
- OS: OS X El Capitan 10.11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD FX-9590 or better
- Memory: 10GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 670 2GB / AMD R9 280 better
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Metal compatible CPU is required.
Recommended requirements for playing Rust on macOS
- OS: OS X El Capitan 10.11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 980 / AMD R9 Fury
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: An SSD is highly recommended; otherwise the charging times will be higher than usual.
As you can see, these are not extremely high requirements, so if we have a decent average PC we can enjoy Rust without any problem. It is currently on sale on Steam, so we can get the base game and its two main DLCs at a 33% discount if we hurry before the promotion ends.
