Aliens: Dark Descent PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Jun 21, 2023.
- Smooth 60+ FPS
- Playable 30–59 FPS
- Struggles under 30 FPS
The big number is the best average without upscaling. Striped bars use FSR or other upscaling.
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Aliens: Dark Descent | PC Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + RX6600 | Maxed Out 1080p Performance Test!, Jun 22, 2023
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Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
Graphics card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB Check price on Amazon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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- Max74 FPS
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Aliens: Dark Descent system requirements
Official PC requirements per the game’s Steam page, checked Oct 26, 2026. Compare them with the hardware above: my RX 6600 and RX 9060 XT rigs both use a Ryzen 5 5600G and 16 GB of RAM.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 or 11 | Windows 10 or 11 |
| Processor | AMD FX-6300 / Intel Core i3-6100 | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X / Intel Core i7-9700K |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 3 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon R9 380 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | 6 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 60 GB available space | 60 GB available space |
The card that runs Aliens: Dark Descent smoothly
Aliens: Dark Descent ran at 74 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, 1080p). The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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