Transistor Defense
Transistor Defense 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.
Transistor Defense is a game by Realm Games LLC, Valiant Pixel Studios LLC. Steam release date: July 4, 2025. Minimum graphics card per Steam: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 4 GB of video RAM. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
Transistor Defense is a strategic tower defense game where players must fend off the onslaught of a rogue sentient AI determined to overtake the network.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Realm Games LLC, Valiant Pixel Studios LLC
- Publisher
- Realm Games LLC
- Release date
- July 4, 2025
- PC platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/660200
Transistor Defense system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10/11 64-bit | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| Processor | Dual Core Processor | Quad Core Processor |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | 8 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 4 GB of video RAM | GeForce 970, Radeon RX 580 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM |
| DirectX | версии 10 | версии 10 |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Transistor Defense 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 Transistor Defense
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 Transistor Defense?
Transistor Defense (2025): 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: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 4 GB of video RAM; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Nov 9, 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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