Maia
Maia has an FPSHQ demand score of 65/100: a demanding game — RTX 4060 / RX 7600 or better for high settings at 1080p–1440p. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Maia is a game by Simon Roth. Steam release date: November 23, 2018. Steam reviews: 828. Minimum graphics card per Steam: Nvidia 970 or ATI RX 570 - or equivilent with 4GB VRAM. It needs at least 4 GB of RAM.
Description
Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Simon Roth
- Publisher
- Machine Studios
- Release date
- November 23, 2018
- PC platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam reviews
- 828
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/252250
Maia system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-10100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | Intel i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 3600 |
| Memory | 4 GB ОЗУ | 8 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | Nvidia 970 or ATI RX 570 - or equivilent with 4GB VRAM | Nvidia GTX 2060 or ATI RX 5700 - or equivilent with 6GB VRAM |
| Storage | 4 GB | 4 GB |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Maia and does it need an SSD
Maia needs 4 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 3, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Maia 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 3, 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 Maia 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 | 195–300 | 150–235 | 89–135 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 175–270 | 130–200 | 72–110 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 160–250 | 115–175 | 63–94 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 145–230 | 100–160 | 55–84 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 140–220 | 98–150 | 52–79 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 140–220 | 99–155 | 53–80 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 135–210 | 93–145 | 49–76 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 130–205 | 90–140 | 48–73 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 115–185 | 81–125 | 43–66 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 125–200 | 86–135 | 46–71 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 110–180 | 78–120 | 41–64 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 110–175 | 76–120 | 40–61 |
* 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 Maia
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (Nvidia 970 or ATI RX 570 - or equivilent with 4GB VRAM). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1650 ≈25 FPS
- Radeon RX 480 ≈25 FPS
- GeForce GTX 970 ≈25 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2070 ≈61 FPS
- Radeon RX 6600 ≈61 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ≈61 FPS
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Can my PC run Maia?
Maia (2018): FPSHQ load index 65 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 64–100 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 63–95 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 3 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: Nvidia 970 or ATI RX 570 - or equivilent with 4GB VRAM; minimum RAM: 4 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 3, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 65 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 73 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 80 FPS model estimate
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