Roblox is one of the most data-hungry games you can play on your computer or phone. On average, it consumes 400-500MB per hour, which is insane.

By comparison, Minecraft consumes anywhere from 80 to 200MB based on the size of the server.

Roblox uses double the data on average-sized servers and might even reach upwards of 1GB per hour for bigger servers that consume a lot of data.

Keep reading to learn more about the data usage of Roblox!

Summary: In this article, I discuss how much data Roblox uses and how to reduce it. On average, Roblox consumes 400-500MB per hour, which is considerably more than similar games. 

I provide an overview of Roblox data usage per day, week, and month based on hours spent playing. I also discuss ways to reduce data usage, such as capping your FPS, playing on 64-tick servers instead of 128-tick servers, playing on less populated servers, and playing for fewer hours.

Installation Requirements

Installing Roblox on your device also takes up space measured in data. The app requires 122MB of data on a mobile device and around 960MB on a computer.

Here are other minimum system specs required to run Roblox on a computer:

• 1GB of RAM
• A CPU clock speed of at least 1.6 GHz
• Windows 7 and higher
• DirectX 9 and a Shader Model 2.0
• Pixel Shader 2.0
• Vertex Shader 2.0

Minimum requirements on a mobile device:

• Android 5.0 Lollipop and higher
• iPhone 4 and higher
• iPad 2 and higher
• iPod touch 5th generation and higher
• iOS 9 or higher

Roblox also requires an internet connection with a minimum of 4-8 MB/s to run well. You’ll have lag and glitches if your internet connection is less than that.

Roblox Data Usage

Roblox uses considerably more data than similar games, so I recommend using WiFi if you have a limited data plan on your phone.

Depending on how many hours per day you’re playing Roblox, you could be looking at a few GBs of data spent per day.

Take a look below to see an overview of Roblox data usage per day, week, and month:

Hours Spent Playing	Daily Data Usage	Weekly Data Usage	Monthly Data Usage
1	~400MB	~2.8GB	~12GB
3	~1.2GB	~8.4GB	~36GB
5	~2GB	~14GB	~60GB
7	~2.8GB	~19.6GB	~84GB
9	~3.6GB	~25.2GB	~108GB

As you can see, the data usage is obscene. Unless you’re playing the simplest Roblox games or optimizing the game for less data usage, you’ll burn through GBs like a rocket.

Anything more than an hour of playtime daily equals more than a dozen GBs of data usage per month. You’re done if you don’t have an unlimited data plan.

Can You Reduce the Roblox Data Usage?

Yes, you can. Here’s how:

• Cap your FPS to anything below 60FPS. This will impact your game performance and make you act slower, but you’ll consume less data
• Only play on servers with a 64-tick server instead of a 128-tick server. The latter will refresh the server 64 times per second, while the former will refresh it 128 times per second.
• Play on less populated servers
• Play for fewer hours

These are the only things you can do to reduce the data usage on Roblox. Capping your FPS at 30, for instance, will consume much fewer data.

However, your in-game performance will also be severely impacted. Generally, it’s better to stick to 64-tick servers and look for less populated ones.

Lastly, try not to play as much to reduce data usage!