Will your rig die?
Techland has announced today what the minimum system requirements – along with the recommended specs – are for the studio’s upcoming Dying Light 2, and you’ll definitely need more than an IKEA toaster if you want to take on the undead.
To be fair, the minimum requirements aren’t all that high, providing you’re OK with 1080p and 30FPS, but if you want a top-end experience, you’re going to need some top-end gear. Here’s what you’ll need:
Minimum System Requirements*:
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-9100 (4 cores /4 threads) @ 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen™ 3 2300X (4 cores / 4 threads) @ 3.5 GHz
- RAM: 8GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 560 (4GB VRAM)
- OS: Windows 7
*for 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second
Recommended System Specifications**:
- CPU: Intel® or AMD CPU running at 3.6 GHz or higher
- e.g., Intel® Core™ i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X, or newer
- RAM: 16GB
- GPU: Dedicated NVIDIA or AMD graphics card with at least 6GB of dedicated VRAM and support for DirectX 11.0 and Shader Model 5.1
- e.g., NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB or AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56 8GB, or newer
- OS: Windows 10
**for 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second
Ray-Tracing On Minimum System Requirements***:
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-8600K @3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X @3.6 GHz, or newer
- RAM: 16GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2070 6GB or AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56 8GB, or newer
- OS: Windows 10
***for 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second
Ray-Tracing On Recommended System Requirements****:
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-8600K @ 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X @ 3.6 GHz
- RAM: 16GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3080 6GB or AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56 8GB, or newer
- OS: Windows 10
***for 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second
If you’re on console, you just need to make sure you’ve got sufficient hard drive space and batteries in the controller. That’ll do for a simpleton like me.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human will release on February 4th, 2022 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch, with Nintendo’s machine getting a cloud version of the game.