Can I Run Call of Duty: Black Ops II?
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is an action game from Treyarch, released in 2012. Activision published it. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Cloud saves are enabled. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Over 23 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Steam lists support for 5 languages. There are 35 achievements to chase. Critics scored it 74 on Metacritic. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7. Windows XP is not supported |
| DirectX | 9 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a wartime setting, moving through combat arenas. It is played from a first person view. 14 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Call of Duty: Black Ops II is demanding
Call of Duty: Black Ops II takes about 16 GB of disk space. Call of Duty: Black Ops II needs only 2 GB of RAM. The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 9.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Call of Duty: Black Ops II?
Call of Duty: Black Ops II targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Call of Duty: Black Ops II?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Call of Duty: Black Ops II?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz; GPU: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7. Windows XP is not supported.
How much storage does Call of Duty: Black Ops II need?
Call of Duty: Black Ops II needs about 16 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Call of Duty: Black Ops II?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Call of Duty: Black Ops II is the CPU.