Stalker 2 system requirements

What are the Stalker 2 system requirements? Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will just about manage on an older gaming PC or laptop, but you'll really benefit from having a PC fitted with the latest hardware if you want to experience all that the Zone has to offer.

To run RTX 4080 if you want to run the game at the Epic settings. However, if you're happy to enter the Zone on the Low preset at 1,080p, there's still hope for you, so long as you have a sizable hard drive and are happy to play at 30fps.

Here are the Stalker 2 system requirements:

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The Stalker 2 minimum requirements are very much what you'd expect from one of the best FPS games on the market. You'll need an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 580, or Intel Arc A750 graphics card, alongside an Intel Core i7 7700K or Ryzen 5 1600X U in order to play the game at 1,920 x 1,080p on the Low graphics preset.

You'll also need 16GB of RAM, which is where older laptops and PCs could struggle. Dual channel RAM is an absolute requirement, meaning you'll need a matched pair of DIMMs working in tandem rather than a single stick of memory in your machine. Overcome this hurdle, and you'll net a 30fps frame rate.

Looking at the overall minimum specs, the actual hardware demands don't call for anything new. In fact, most of these components weren't overly expensive when they came out. You can play the game on an older mid-range PC, but you might encounter some performance issues on the minimum specs even after the first Stalker 2 patch. To ensure you get the best out of the game, you might want to consider an hardware closer to the recommended hardware.

Moving onto the Stalker 2 recommended specs, you'll need at least an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti or RTX 4070 or an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT to get the job done. As for the processor, an eight-core U from a recent (though not the very latest) generation such as an Intel Core i7 11700 Rocket Lake U or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Zen 3 U is needed.

Combined with 32GB of the best gaming RAM, you'll be able to play the game at 2,560 x 1,440p at 60fps on the High graphics preset. This is certainly quite a beefy jump from the minimum, but there's an even higher spec tier waiting around the corner, and a more mid-range build for those who can't meet the recommended specs.

The Stalker 2 medium specs enable you to play the game at 1,080p, 60fps, and requires just 16GB of RAM, along with an eight-core Intel Core i7 9700K Coffee Lake U or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Zen 2 U.

You'll also need an upper to mid-range GPU released in the last few years to meet the medium specs, such as an RTX 2070 Super or RTX 4060 or an AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU.

Finally, the Stalker 2 epic specs are seriously demanding, but enable you to play the game at 4K at over 60fps. As with the recommended specs (which only enable the high graphics preset), you'll need 32GB of dual-channel RAM, but you'll also need a powerful current-gen graphics card like the flagship AMD Radeon Core i7 13700KF and an eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 7700X as suitable options.

Investing in one of the WD Black SN850X if you're looking for a new SSD, as it offers good capacity for the price, as well as decent performance.

If you're struggling to get 30fps or 60fps despite meeting the Stalker 2 requirements, check out our AMD FSR is included in the game, with both technologies implementing upscaling and frame generation for improved performance.