GPU Is not needed for Subnautica! Kinda..... (for the cheapos like me)

[Richducky]

For anyone wanting Subnatuica but think they cant get it because of not having a GPU, you don't really need one. Or you could just have a Intel HD really. :/
You don't believe me? Well I have tried it myself and it runs perfectly fine. You may not load chunks as fast and may experience some laggy times every so often depending on your computer.

What im trying to say, is that you do NOT need a graphics card to play, and run Subnautica.
Btw I see what you are saying in the comments. And im a male .-. also how do I reply to yalls comments? :/ lol

Edit: I made a YT vid with a gameplay of so you can see my perspective when playing with a bad GPU (Copy and paste the letters and numbers into the youtube link) : -51AfyMqnpI (for the people that might want to play it but without no GPU)

[Just Chill]

So what have you used to try it out? Intel HD?

[netshaman]

Do you know that you NEED a gpu to have something ( aka simple text in DOS mode ) printed on the screen monitor ?
So stop saying silly things like this or people will believe you are a troll.

[Just Chill]

He / she may have a CPU that has Intel HD. It's somewhat of a GPU in a CPU, but merely not an own graphic card.

I have either such a CPU, but deactivated the Intel HD for good, as it would be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ridiculous to NOT use my RTX. XD


Yet without the OP giving more insight on his / her setup, I have to admit that I am either confused about the phrase "no graphic card".

[Dirak2012]

It's called integrated graphics, and it has very low performance. You can get away with it, sometimes.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Just Chill:

He / she may have a CPU that has Intel HD. It's somewhat of a GPU in a CPU, but merely not an own graphic card.

I have either such a CPU, but deactivated the Intel HD for good, as it would be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ridiculous to NOT use my RTX. XD


Yet without the OP giving more insight on his / her setup, I have to admit that I am either confused about the phrase "no graphic card". :awkward:

Unless you're on a laptop, youre not going to need to manually set itg to rtx.

[Just Chill]

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

Unless you're on a laptop, youre not going to need to manually set itg to rtx.

I know.
I meant that I put a sticker over the HDMI output of Intel HD.
Just to be sure that there never happens any accidents. XD
That's how I "deactivated" it. By ensuring that human error is no thing. ^^

Originally posted by Dirak2012:

It's called integrated graphics, and it has very low performance. You can get away with it, sometimes.

Correct.
Sorry to think in my setup.
AMD Fusion and Ryzen APUs are a thing too...

[Richducky]

Originally posted by Just Chill:

So what have you used to try it out? Intel HD?

Well, I checked my graphics. And i don't even know if I have GPU or not lol. But either my GPU sucks. I have a Intel(R) HD Graphics Family card.

[Richducky]

Originally posted by Just Chill:

He / she may have a CPU that has Intel HD. It's somewhat of a GPU in a CPU, but merely not an own graphic card.

I have either such a CPU, but deactivated the Intel HD for good, as it would be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ridiculous to NOT use my RTX. XD


Yet without the OP giving more insight on his / her setup, I have to admit that I am either confused about the phrase "no graphic card". :awkward:

Yuh. I got a Intel HD(R) And wow. I guess I am very stupid. I do have graphics card. Just really sucks. Like. Alot.

[Just Chill]

Well no. Intel HD is not really a "gaphic card" per se.

While Dirak was right with "integrated graphics", I guess it's hard to imagine something under this term.

So, as I said before: Your CPU takes care of the graphic processing. It's like a GPU in your CPU.
The outcome is really bad, so I am actually surprised that the game runs for you.

[Cummies]

Even an inexpensive and shîtty graphics card like a GTX 1030 is way better than letting the game run on your CPU integrated graphics.

[Richducky]

Originally posted by Just Chill:

Well no. Intel HD is not really a "gaphic card" per se.

While Dirak was right with "integrated graphics", I guess it's hard to imagine something under this term.

So, as I said before: Your CPU takes care of the graphic processing. It's like a GPU in your CPU.
The outcome is really bad, so I am actually surprised that the game runs for you.

OH. Well im surprised too. Although game play does seem very laggy at some times. I barely know much about computer parts. I didnt even know a CPU with a integrated graphics was possibly ngl. Lol If you want to check out my computer specs, im on a laptop Inspiron 3537

[Cummies]

Originally posted by Richducky:

im on a laptop Inspiron 3537

This reminds me of my stepdad that somehow managed to get farming simulator 19 to run on his crâptop

[Paladin Two-Seven]

A Ryzen 3 2200G IPU can run Subnautica fine at 1366x768 without a dedicated GPU, but having one really helps with image quality.

[Richducky]

Originally posted by KMnO₄:

Originally posted by Richducky:

im on a laptop Inspiron 3537

This reminds me of my stepdad that somehow managed to get farming simulator 19 to run on his crâptop

Lol. Its insanly old. It was my dads, than my older brother. And when my dad got it, it was perfectly fine. But when my brother had his hands on it the monitor broke and now I have to look at lines on my screen all of the time :/ And now I have a somewhat broken laptop lol

[Cummies]

Originally posted by Richducky:

I have to look at lines on my screen all of the time :/ And now I have a somewhat broken laptop lol

If you only use the laptop stationary (not carrying it around to a friend or school regularly) I definitely recommend getting a cheap secondary monitor for your desk and use it as the main monitor for your laptop