Can I Run Mafia II: Definitive Edition?
Hangar 13 released Mafia II: Definitive Edition in 2020. It is an action adventure game, published by 2K. It offers a single player campaign. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. It is localised into 12 languages according to the store listing. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. It carries 67 achievements. With more than 28 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-2500K or AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or 2GB AMD Radeon HD7870 |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 8.1 64-bit |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i7-3770 or AMD FX 8350 |
|---|---|
| GPU | 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or 4GB AMD Radeon R9 290X |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 8.1 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a noir setting, moving through one continuous open world. The publisher supplies 10 storefront screenshots of these environments. It is played from a third person view. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Mafia II: Definitive Edition has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs.
Why Mafia II: Definitive Edition is demanding
The graphics requirement for Mafia II: Definitive Edition is light. Hardware around 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or 4GB AMD Radeon R9 290X is enough, so Mafia II: Definitive Edition runs on machines never bought for gaming. Disk footprint is light, near 50 GB. At 4 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Mafia II: Definitive Edition. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Mafia II: Definitive Edition?
Mafia II: Definitive Edition targets a mainstream modern PC: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or 2GB AMD Radeon HD7870 and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or 4GB AMD Radeon R9 290X 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 | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Mafia II: Definitive Edition'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 Mafia II: Definitive Edition?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Mafia II: Definitive Edition?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5-2500K or AMD FX-8120; GPU: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or 2GB AMD Radeon HD7870; 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit.
How much storage does Mafia II: Definitive Edition need?
Mafia II: Definitive Edition needs about 50 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Mafia II: Definitive Edition?
The RTX 3060 runs Mafia II: Definitive Edition comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Mafia II: Definitive Edition?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Mafia II: Definitive Edition is the GPU.