Can I Run Dishonored 2?
Arkane Studios released Dishonored 2 in 2016. It is an action game, published by Bethesda Softworks. It offers a single player campaign. Over 42 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Metacritic places it at 86. Steam lists support for 10 languages. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. There are 50 achievements to chase. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB or better |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit versions) |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770/AMD FX-8350 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB or better |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions) |
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Setting and environment
Dishonored 2 places its action in a steampunk world, and the player works through spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. It is played from a first person view. The publisher supplies 8 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Dishonored 2 is demanding
The graphics requirement for Dishonored 2 is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GTX 1060 is enough, so Dishonored 2 runs on machines never bought for gaming. Dishonored 2 takes about 60 GB of disk space. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Dishonored 2 needs only 6 GB of video memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dishonored 2?
Dishonored 2 targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB or better and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB or better for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.93x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.09x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.48x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Dishonored 2's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Dishonored 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dishonored 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB or better; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit versions).
How much storage does Dishonored 2 need?
Dishonored 2 needs about 60 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dishonored 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Dishonored 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Dishonored 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dishonored 2 is the GPU.