Rust Bucket
Rust Bucket has an FPSHQ demand score of 45/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Rust Bucket is a game by Cheese Tart. Steam release date: November 29, 2024. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 785. It needs at least 4 GB of RAM.
Description
Rust Bucket is a short resource management horror game about uncovering data from a nuclear underwater accident, partially inspired by Iron Lung.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Cheese Tart
- Publisher
- Cheese Tart
- Release date
- November 29, 2024
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/3302090
Rust Bucket system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| Processor | Intel Core i3 | Intel Core i5 (3.0 GHz) |
| Memory | 4 GB ОЗУ | 8 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 785 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 560 |
| DirectX | версии 11 | версии 12 |
| Storage | 200 MB | 400 MB |
| Notes | This game should run fine as long as you have an average PC. | — |
| Поддержка VR | N/A | N/A |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Rust Bucket and does it need an SSD
Rust Bucket needs 200 MB of free space for minimum requirements and 400 MB for recommended (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 7, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Rust Bucket 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 7, 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 Rust Bucket 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 | 235–400 | 205–340 | 125–215 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 225–380 | 180–305 | 105–180 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 215–360 | 165–275 | 92–155 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 200–340 | 150–250 | 82–140 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 195–330 | 140–240 | 77–130 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 195–330 | 145–240 | 77–130 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 190–320 | 135–230 | 74–125 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 185–315 | 130–225 | 71–125 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 170–290 | 120–200 | 63–110 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 180–305 | 125–215 | 68–115 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 165–280 | 115–195 | 61–105 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 160–275 | 110–190 | 59–105 |
* 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 Rust Bucket
The most affordable cards the FPSHQ model expects to reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti ≈61 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1660 Super ≈61 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 ≈69 FPS
- Radeon RX 5600 XT ≈72 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈77 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈79 FPS
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Can my PC run Rust Bucket?
Rust Bucket (2024): FPSHQ load index 45 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 99–165 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 94–155 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 6 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 785; minimum RAM: 4 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 7, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 45 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 116 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 127 FPS model estimate
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