Edge Guardian
Edge Guardian has an FPSHQ demand score of 58/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Edge Guardian is a game by Hypothermic Games. Steam release date: September 21, 2016. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
Edge Guardian is a surreal-futuristic action beat-em-up for the HTC Vive. You have been summoned to defend the fringe of reality itself from a horde of reality-eating void cubes. Find yourself immersed in many different, eerie landscapes, punching your way through wave after wave of enemies.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Hypothermic Games
- Publisher
- Hypothermic Games
- Release date
- September 21, 2016
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/518000
Edge Guardian system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater | Intel® i7-6700 equivalent or greater |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | 12 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 980ti equivalent or greater |
| DirectX | — | версии 12 |
| Storage | 250 MB | 500 MB |
| Поддержка VR | SteamVR. Room Scale 2.3m by 2.3m area required | — |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Edge Guardian and does it need an SSD
Edge Guardian needs 250 MB of free space for minimum requirements and 500 MB for recommended (the game’s Steam page, data as of Nov 10, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Edge Guardian 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 Nov 10, 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 Edge Guardian 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 | 200–335 | 160–270 | 94–160 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 185–310 | 140–230 | 77–130 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 170–285 | 120–205 | 67–115 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 155–265 | 110–185 | 60–100 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 150–255 | 105–175 | 57–95 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 150–255 | 105–180 | 57–95 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 145–245 | 100–170 | 53–90 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 140–240 | 98–165 | 51–87 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 125–220 | 88–150 | 46–78 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 135–230 | 93–160 | 50–84 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 120–210 | 84–140 | 44–76 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 120–205 | 82–140 | 43–73 |
* 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 Edge Guardian
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1650 ≈28 FPS
- Radeon RX 480 ≈28 FPS
- GeForce GTX 970 ≈28 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈60 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈61 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈61 FPS
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Can my PC run Edge Guardian?
Edge Guardian (2016): FPSHQ load index 58 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 72–120 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 67–115 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 5 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Nov 10, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 58 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 85 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 92 FPS model estimate
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