Swiss Knife
Swiss Knife has an FPSHQ demand score of 34/100: a light game — runs even on budget and older graphics cards. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Swiss Knife is a game by Norman Collonville. Steam release date: November 3, 2021. Minimum graphics card per Steam: Radeon 9600/GeForceFX - Integrated Graphics may not work.. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
It's been 2042 years since the "Great Disappearing", on Earth, humans & animals are no more. The planet is now inhabited by Swiss Knives, little robots created by humans before the disaster. In reality, that is because humans created Swiss Knives that the Great Disappearing occured.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Norman Collonville
- Publisher
- Norman Collonville
- Release date
- November 3, 2021
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/1166910
Swiss Knife system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10. |
| Processor | Intel i3 | Intel i5 |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | 16 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | Radeon 9600/GeForceFX - Integrated Graphics may not work. | Nvidia 1050ti or equivalent. |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 MB |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Swiss Knife and does it need an SSD
Swiss Knife needs 8 GB of free space for minimum requirements and 8 MB for recommended (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 16, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Swiss Knife 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 16, 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 Swiss Knife 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 | 280–470 | 255–420 | 175–300 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 275–460 | 235–390 | 145–250 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 265–445 | 220–360 | 130–220 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 255–435 | 200–340 | 115–195 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 250–425 | 195–325 | 110–185 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 250–425 | 195–325 | 110–185 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 245–415 | 185–310 | 100–175 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 240–410 | 180–305 | 100–170 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 225–385 | 165–280 | 90–155 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 235–400 | 175–295 | 97–165 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 220–375 | 160–270 | 87–150 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 215–370 | 155–265 | 85–145 |
* 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 Swiss Knife
The most affordable cards the FPSHQ model expects to reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
- Radeon RX Vega 64 ≈63 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1660 ≈63 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti ≈68 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1660 Super ≈69 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 ≈77 FPS
- Radeon RX 5600 XT ≈81 FPS
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Can my PC run Swiss Knife?
Swiss Knife (2021): FPSHQ load index 34 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 140–230 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 130–220 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 8 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: Radeon 9600/GeForceFX - Integrated Graphics may not work.; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 16, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 34 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 165 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 179 FPS model estimate
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