The Occupation
The Occupation has an FPSHQ demand score of 49/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
The Occupation is a game by White Paper Games. Steam release date: March 5, 2019. Steam reviews: 185. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 or equivalent. It needs at least 4 GB of RAM.
Description
The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- White Paper Games
- Publisher
- Balor Games
- Release date
- March 5, 2019
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam reviews
- 185
- Metacritic
- 68/100
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/765880
The Occupation system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| Processor | 2.2+ Ghz Dual-Core | 2.6+ Ghz Quad-Core |
| Memory | 4 GB ОЗУ | 8 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 or equivalent | NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970 or equivalent |
| DirectX | версии 11 | версии 11 |
| Storage | 7 GB | 7 GB |
| Sound card | Yes | Yes |
| Notes | For foreign languages, please set Windows Keyboard language to UK / US English to type passwords inside the game. | For foreign languages, please set Windows Keyboard language to UK / US English to type passwords inside the game. |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is The Occupation and does it need an SSD
The Occupation needs 7 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Nov 8, 2026). requirements
The requirements of The Occupation 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 8, 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 The Occupation 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 | 225–380 | 190–315 | 115–195 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 210–360 | 165–275 | 95–160 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 200–335 | 150–250 | 83–140 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 185–315 | 135–225 | 74–125 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 180–305 | 130–215 | 69–120 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 180–305 | 130–215 | 70–120 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 170–295 | 120–205 | 66–115 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 170–285 | 120–200 | 64–110 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 155–265 | 105–180 | 57–97 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 160–280 | 115–195 | 61–105 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 150–255 | 100–175 | 55–93 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 145–250 | 100–170 | 53–91 |
* 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 The Occupation
The most affordable cards the FPSHQ model expects to reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1070 ≈63 FPS
- Radeon RX 5600 XT ≈66 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈71 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈72 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈72 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3050 ≈72 FPS
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Can my PC run The Occupation?
The Occupation (2019): FPSHQ load index 49 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 89–145 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 83–140 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 6 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 or equivalent; minimum RAM: 4 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Nov 8, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 49 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 105 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 114 FPS model estimate
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