Survival / SandboxUnreal Engine 5

ARK: Survival Ascended FPS Calculator

ARK: Survival Ascended completely remakes the original survival epic in Unreal Engine 5 with dynamic water physics and interactive foliage.

DeveloperStudio Wildcard
CPU DependencyEXTREME
GPU DependencyEXTREME
ARK: Survival Ascended

Calculate ARK: Survival Ascended FPS for Your Rig

System Configuration

DLSS Ready
Interpolated Frames
ARK: Survival Ascended1080PHIGH PRESET
MODELED DATAMEDIUM CONFIDENCE
66AVG FPS
1% LOW FPS40 FPSPacing Floor
0.1% MIN31 FPSStutter Floor
FRAME TIME15.15 msRender Latency
Data Provenance: Synthesized from empirical GPU/CPU physics and game engine scaling model. Source: Verified Hardware Hierarchy & Engine Scaling Lab

Verdict: Playable Gaming Experience

GPU Bound (Optimal Gaming State)

Your graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060) is operating at maximum 99% capacity, which is the ideal state for AAA gaming. Your AMD Ryzen 5 5600 easily keeps up without stalling frame pacing.

Hardware Balance & Load Diagnostic

GPU Expected Load99%
CPU Expected Load25%
VRAM Buffer Status (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: 8 GB)~9.0 GB / 8 GB

Resolution Scaling Impact (HIGH)

1080P66 FPS
1440P37 FPS
4K22 FPS

Competitive & Optimal Settings for ARK: Survival Ascended

Disable Volumetric Clouds (r.VolumetricCloud 0) for an instant 40% frame rate boost.

Recommended Resolution: 1440PRecommended Preset: MEDIUM

Reference Hardware Performance (1080p Ultra Baseline)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 409024 GB VRAM
143 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super12 GB VRAM
89 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40608 GB VRAM
55 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT16 GB VRAM
85 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 76008 GB VRAM
54 FPS

ARK: Survival Ascended Performance FAQs

Why is ARK Ascended so demanding on GPUs?

High-density Nanite meshes on every rock and Lumen global illumination require heavy GPU compute power.