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Can I Run Darksiders II?

Become the terrifying force which everything fears but nothing can escape. Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen embarks on a quest to redeem his brother's...

Developer Gunfire GamesPublisher THQ NordicRelease 2015Genre Action, Adventure, RPG
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPU2.0Ghz Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor or AMD equivalent
GPUNVIDIA 9800 GT 512 MB Video Card or AMD equivalent
RAM4 GB
Storage13 GB HDD
DirectXVersion 9.0c

Recommended requirements

CPUAny Quad-core AMD or Intel Processor
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 512MB Video Card or AMD equivalent
RAM8 GB
Storage13 GB HDD
DirectXVersion 9.0c

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Can you run Darksiders II?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), system RAM is the tightest fit.

Darksiders II targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA 9800 GT 512 MB Video Card or AMD equivalent and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 512MB Video Card or AMD equivalent for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: RAM

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Darksiders II?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Darksiders II?

The minimum requirements are CPU: 2.0Ghz Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor or AMD equivalent; GPU: NVIDIA 9800 GT 512 MB Video Card or AMD equivalent; 4 GB RAM.

How much storage does Darksiders II need?

Darksiders II needs about 13 GB of HDD storage.

What is the bottleneck for Darksiders II?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Darksiders II is the RAM.