Waking Knightmare
Waking Knightmare has an FPSHQ demand score of 62/100: 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.
Waking Knightmare is a game by Synectix Games. Steam release date: October 30, 2022. Minimum graphics card per Steam: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
Become a Dream Walker in this high Adrenaline Knightmare! Push yourself to the limits on Single Player for a high score or challenge your friends in a battle with your Knightmares on your side. The choice is yours...
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Synectix Games
- Publisher
- Synectix Games
- Release date
- October 30, 2022
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Mode
- multiplayer / co-op
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/2128360
Waking Knightmare system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | — |
| Processor | Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster processors | — |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | — |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | — |
| DirectX | версии 11 | — |
| Storage | 1 GB | — |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Waking Knightmare and does it need an SSD
Waking Knightmare needs 1 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 11, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Waking Knightmare 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 11, 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 Waking Knightmare 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 | 190–320 | 150–250 | 87–145 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 175–295 | 130–215 | 71–120 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 160–270 | 110–190 | 61–105 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 145–250 | 100–170 | 55–93 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 140–240 | 97–165 | 51–87 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 140–240 | 98–165 | 52–88 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 130–230 | 93–155 | 49–83 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 130–225 | 90–150 | 47–80 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 115–200 | 80–135 | 42–72 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 125–215 | 86–145 | 45–77 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 110–195 | 77–130 | 41–69 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 110–190 | 75–125 | 39–67 |
* 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 Waking Knightmare
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1060 3GB ≈30 FPS
- Radeon RX 580 ≈31 FPS
- GeForce GTX 980 ≈31 FPS
- Radeon RX 5700 ≈62 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 Super ≈62 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2070 ≈64 FPS
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Can my PC run Waking Knightmare?
Waking Knightmare (2022): FPSHQ load index 62 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 66–110 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 62–105 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 3 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 11, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 62 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 78 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 85 FPS model estimate
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