How much RAM does a ARK: Survival Ascended server need?

Q: How much RAM does a ARK: Survival Ascended server need?

About 14 GB for 10 players without mods, and never less than 12 GB. ARK: Survival Ascended is very heavy: 12 GB is the floor, 16 GB or more is comfortable, and mods add a lot. This is an estimate based on typical usage.

ARK: Survival Ascended server RAM calculator

ARK: Survival Ascended is very heavy: 12 GB is the floor, 16 GB or more is comfortable, and mods add a lot.

Recommended RAM

14 GB

An estimate based on typical usage, not a guarantee: real use grows with players, mods and world age.

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How this estimate works

We start from ARK: Survival Ascended’s published server requirements (at least 12 GB), then add memory for each player, each of your mods and your map, and round up to a whole GB. It’s an estimate based on typical usage: a world that has been played for a long time, or heavy mods, can need more. Source for the minimum.