ARK: Survival Ascended runs on Unreal Engine 5 and needs much more power than the old ARK. Even a server on The Island without players needs many gigabytes. That's why our ASA servers start with 16 GB and 4 cores.
Guide values
| What you play | Memory |
|---|---|
| The Island, up to 10 players, few mods | 16 GB |
| Bigger maps or some mods | 20–24 GB |
| Many mods, 20+ players or very large bases | 28–32 GB |
What increases the need
- Map: bigger maps load more terrain and creatures.
- Mods: every mod adds content – see Mods from CurseForge.
- Tamed dinos and buildings: grow over time and slowly raise the need.
CPU
If the server stutters even though memory is fine, more CPU power helps. For 10+ players we recommend 5–6 cores, see CPU power.
Adjust later
You can change memory and cores yourself at any time – world, mods and settings stay. When upgrading you only pay the pro-rata difference: Book more memory. How much your server really uses is shown in the history on the server page.
To order: Rent an ARK: Survival Ascended server