To The Core FPS Calculator & System Requirements

To The Core is a lightweight incremental idle game focused on resource gathering and planetary drilling mechanics, requiring minimal GPU power due to its simple 2D/3D visuals rendered in Unity. To run the game your PC must reach a CPU performance score of at least 25 and a GPU score of at least 22. As a visually intensive title, To The Core rewards hardware above the recommended threshold — particularly for ray tracing, high-resolution shadow maps, and ambient occlusion. At the recommended tier (CPU 50, GPU 45) expect around 60 FPS at 1080p on high settings. Enter your CPU and GPU in our calculator for a personalized estimate.

To The Core lists these minimum specifications: CPU — Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz Quad-Core or AMD equivalent; GPU — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860 or AMD equivalent; RAM — 4 GB RAM; Storage — 500 MB available space; OS — Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit). At the minimum tier, expect the game to run at low or medium presets with frame rates around 30 FPS at 1080p. Demanding scenes — dense environments, complex lighting, or heavy particle effects — may dip below this. Disabling ray tracing and lowering shadow quality deliver the highest performance recovery on minimum-spec hardware.

For the best To The Core experience, the recommended specifications are: CPU — Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz Quad-Core or AMD equivalent; GPU — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD equivalent; RAM — 8 GB RAM; Storage — 500 MB available space. This hardware level targets smooth 60 FPS at 1080p on high settings with stable frame times. Enabling ray tracing, high-resolution shadow maps, and ambient occlusion simultaneously calls for a GPU above the recommended tier. If you are targeting 1440p on ultra presets, check our FPS calculator for the exact scores required.

On hardware meeting To The Core's recommended specifications, expect around 60 FPS at 1080p on high settings. Enabling ray tracing, ultra shadow resolution, or screen-space ambient occlusion can reduce that figure by 15–30% depending on your GPU. Minimum-spec hardware typically achieves 25–40 FPS at 1080p on low-to-medium presets. Moving to 1440p costs roughly 30% of your 1080p frame rate, and 4K approximately 50–60%. Enter your exact hardware in our FPS calculator for a personalized estimate across every quality preset.

For high graphics settings in To The Core at 1080p, your GPU needs a performance score of at least 45. The officially recommended card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD equivalent, which targets 60 FPS at 1080p. Enabling ray tracing on top of high settings demands significantly more GPU headroom — plan for a score well above 45 if RT is a priority. For 1440p on high settings, a GPU scoring around 59 or better is advisable. The FPS calculator lists every compatible GPU ranked by expected performance for this title.

To The Core requires a CPU with a minimum performance score of 25 — roughly the level of Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz Quad-Core or AMD equivalent or better. For a smooth experience without CPU bottlenecks, target the recommended score of 50 (around Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz Quad-Core or AMD equivalent). As a graphically rich title, it can stress the CPU in densely populated areas, complex physics sequences, or large set-piece moments. A CPU at the recommended score paired with 8 GB RAM ensures the processor does not throttle your GPU's potential output in those scenarios.

At 1440p, expect roughly 25–35% lower frame rates than 1080p in To The Core. On hardware at the recommended tier (GPU score 45), this translates to around 42 FPS on high settings. To maintain 60+ FPS at 1440p, target a GPU scoring around 59 or higher. Use the FPS calculator above to get a precise estimate for your specific CPU and GPU combination at 1440p across every quality preset.

4K demands roughly 55–65% more GPU power than 1080p in To The Core. On the recommended GPU (score 45), expect around 25 FPS at 4K on high settings. Reaching a consistent 60 FPS at 4K requires a GPU scoring around 74 or better. Upscaling technologies like DLSS 3 or FSR 3 can recover 40–60% of the resolution overhead with minimal visual cost on supported hardware.

The game may run on integrated graphics since it is a low-demand idle title, but performance is not guaranteed. A discrete GPU such as a GTX 860 or equivalent is the stated minimum for stable play.

The game requires a minimum resolution of 1280x720, and higher resolutions including 1080p and above are supported, though ultrawide support may vary depending on the game version and Unity engine configuration.