Can I Run Phantasy Star Online 2?
Released in 2020, Phantasy Star Online 2 is an action massively multiplayer game built by SEGA. The game supports cooperative play. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. There are 45 achievements to chase. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard. Entry is free, which makes the disk requirement the only real barrier.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel ® Core™ i3-4150 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce® GT430 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 103 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel ® Core™ i9-10900 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 103 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an anime styled world. Play is structured around one continuous open world. There are 11 official screenshots to judge the look from. That openness is what costs performance. Phantasy Star Online 2 has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves.
Why Phantasy Star Online 2 is demanding
The ask Phantasy Star Online 2 makes is moderate. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. Phantasy Star Online 2 expects 16 GB of system memory. Budget around 103 GB of storage for Phantasy Star Online 2. 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 Phantasy Star Online 2?
Free up space before installing Phantasy Star Online 2: it needs roughly 103 GB. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, NVIDIA GeForce® GT430 and 8 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: CPU
Large install. Phantasy Star Online 2 needs about 103 GB of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 0.94x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.53x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.24x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Phantasy Star Online 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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Can my PC run Phantasy Star Online 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Phantasy Star Online 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel ® Core™ i3-4150; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GT430; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64bit.
How much storage does Phantasy Star Online 2 need?
Phantasy Star Online 2 needs about 103 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Phantasy Star Online 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Phantasy Star Online 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Phantasy Star Online 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Phantasy Star Online 2 is the CPU.