SKYGUARD
SKYGUARD has an FPSHQ demand score of 72/100: 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.
SKYGUARD is a game by BYU Animation - Class of 2025. Steam release date: June 18, 2025. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 5600M. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
Hordes of robot marauders have been attacking airships en route to the city. Join the SKYGUARD and shoot bots, buy guns, and fly your way to victory (and a paycheck) in this action-packed, couch co-op, third-person shooter.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- BYU Animation - Class of 2025
- Publisher
- BYU Center for Animation
- Release date
- June 18, 2025
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Mode
- multiplayer / co-op
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/3173250
SKYGUARD system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64 bit | Windows 11 64 bit |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H / Intel® Core™ i7-12700H | AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H / Intel® Core™ i7-12700H |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | 16 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 5600M | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 / AMD Radeon™ RX 7600 |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is SKYGUARD and does it need an SSD
SKYGUARD needs 8 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 8, 2026). requirements
The requirements of SKYGUARD 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 8, 2026. The size is the free space needed to install; updates and DLC can make it grow. store.steampowered.com
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for SKYGUARD 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 | 170–285 | 130–215 | 72–125 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 150–255 | 105–180 | 59–99 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 135–230 | 96–160 | 50–85 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 125–210 | 86–145 | 45–77 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 115–200 | 82–135 | 43–73 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 115–200 | 82–140 | 43–73 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 110–190 | 78–130 | 41–69 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 110–185 | 75–125 | 39–67 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 99–170 | 68–115 | 35–59 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 105–180 | 72–120 | 38–64 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 96–165 | 65–110 | 33–57 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 93–160 | 64–110 | 32–56 |
* 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
📊 FPS by graphics card (1440p, Ultra)
Green — 60+ FPS (comfortable), yellow — 30–60 (playable), red — below 30. Dashed line marks 60 FPS.
Which graphics cards can run SKYGUARD
The most affordable cards the FPSHQ model expects to reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
- Radeon RX 6600 XT ≈63 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2070 Super ≈63 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2080 ≈63 FPS
- GeForce RTX 5050 ≈66 FPS
- Intel Arc A750 ≈66 FPS
- Radeon RX 6650 XT ≈66 FPS
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Can my PC run SKYGUARD?
SKYGUARD (2025): FPSHQ load index 72 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 55–90 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 52–86 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 2 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 5600M; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 8, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 72 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 65 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 70 FPS model estimate
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