Dwarven Defender
Dwarven Defender has an FPSHQ demand score of 59/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Dwarven Defender is a game by MC Games Studio. Steam release date: October 11, 2019. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 or greater.. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
Be tip of the spear to magisphere restoration efforts. Work is hard and risky but the pay is good and you get to smack goblins. Time to sail to Gledenor to be a violent spire farmer.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- MC Games Studio
- Publisher
- MC Games Studio
- Release date
- October 11, 2019
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/1121630
Dwarven Defender system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or later, Windows 10 | — |
| Processor | Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater. | — |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | — |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 or greater. | — |
| Storage | 4 GB | — |
| Notes | VIRTUAL REALITY ONLY!!! | — |
| Поддержка VR | SteamVR | — |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Dwarven Defender and does it need an SSD
Dwarven Defender needs 4 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 20, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Dwarven Defender do not state a drive type — an SSD is not officially required; it only speeds up loading.
Source: official system requirements (the game’s Steam page), captured Oct 20, 2026. The size is the free space needed to install; updates and DLC can make it grow. store.steampowered.com
Tip: keep extra space beyond the listed size — updates are downloaded first and installed afterwards.
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Dwarven Defender on current 2024–2026 GPUs. Switch the graphics preset — the table recalculates. Average FPS at 1080p / 1440p / 4K.
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | S | 195–335 | 160–265 | 93–155 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 180–305 | 135–225 | 75–130 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 165–285 | 120–200 | 66–110 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 155–260 | 110–185 | 58–98 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 145–250 | 100–175 | 55–93 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 145–250 | 100–175 | 55–93 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 140–240 | 99–165 | 52–88 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 135–235 | 96–160 | 50–85 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 125–215 | 85–145 | 45–77 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 130–225 | 91–155 | 48–82 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 120–205 | 82–140 | 43–73 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 115–200 | 80–135 | 42–72 |
* Average FPS: real measurements where available, otherwise the unified FPSHQ model. Actual FPS depends on the CPU, game patch and drivers. Reference GPU models without overclocking. methodology
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Green — 60+ FPS (comfortable), yellow — 30–60 (playable), red — below 30. Dashed line marks 60 FPS.
Which graphics cards can run Dwarven Defender
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 or greater.). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1650 ≈27 FPS
- Radeon RX 480 ≈27 FPS
- GeForce GTX 970 ≈27 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈60 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈60 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3050 ≈60 FPS
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Can my PC run Dwarven Defender?
Dwarven Defender (2019): FPSHQ load index 59 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 71–115 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 66–110 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 5 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 or greater.; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 20, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 59 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 83 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 90 FPS model estimate
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