Sea of Thieves is Rare's open-world pirate simulation and cooperative adventure game. Players crew their own ships (from a single-person sloop to a 4-person galleon), freely moving between treasure hunting, fighting sea monsters, exploring islands, and engaging in naval combat against other player crews. Its cartoonish, vibrant visual style and fully shared world (everyone on the same servers) make the game unique — at any moment you might encounter another player's ship and engage in either a friendly or hostile interaction. 'Tall Tales' story campaigns added over time and seasonal content updates have turned it into a live-service game.
| Graphics Card (GPU) | Estimated FPS |
|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 143 |
| RTX 4070 SUPER | 137 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 102 |
| RTX 3060 | 88 |
| GTX 1660 SUPER | 65 |
Calculated at 1080p · High settings, with Ryzen 7 7700X held constant.
Minimum System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7970, Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD FX-8150, 8 GB. Recommended System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 470, Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, 16 GB.
With our reference setup (1080p, High settings, Ryzen 7 7700X), FPS Driver estimates about 143 FPS in Sea of Thieves on the RTX 4090, 102 FPS on the RTX 4060 Ti and 65 FPS on the GTX 1660 SUPER. Pick your exact hardware in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
For Sea of Thieves, the minimum configuration is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7970, Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD FX-8150, 8 GB, while the recommended one is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 470, Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, 16 GB. Minimum requirements are the least hardware needed to run the game at its lowest settings, usually around 30 FPS. Recommended requirements are the hardware suggested for a smoother experience at medium-high settings, typically around 60 FPS.
In large open-world and story-driven games, the biggest gains usually come from lowering draw distance, volumetric effects, shadows and ray tracing, while keeping texture quality as high as your VRAM allows. Sea of Thieves recommends 8 GB of RAM, so check your memory before changing any other setting. Keep your graphics card drivers up to date, lower a few graphics settings (shadows, reflections, draw distance), close unnecessary background apps, and try disabling V-Sync. If you're considering a hardware upgrade: Hardware By Game