Can I Run Rage 2?
Released in 2019, Rage 2 is an action game built by id Software. Publishing duties went to Bethesda Softworks. The game supports a single player campaign. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Its Metacritic score stands at 73. The game ships for Windows alone. It carries 64 achievements. Its Steam review count passes 13 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. 13 languages are covered by the store listing. At 7 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 780 3GB or AMD R9 280 3GB |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Win7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions) |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB or AMD Vega 56 8GB |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Win7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions) |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a world after its collapse, moving through one continuous open world. 17 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a first person view. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Rage 2 can never assume the player will stop and let it load.
Why Rage 2 is demanding
Rage 2 sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting Nvidia GTX 1070, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Disk footprint is light, near 50 GB. Rage 2 asks for 8 GB of video memory, so VRAM capacity matters here as much as speed. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Rage 2 scales hard with the hardware you give it.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Rage 2?
Older hardware holds up here: Rage 2 runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GTX 780 3GB or AMD R9 280 3GB enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.31x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.74x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.33x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Rage 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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Rage 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X; GPU: Nvidia GTX 780 3GB or AMD R9 280 3GB; 8 GB RAM; OS: Win7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions).
How much storage does Rage 2 need?
Rage 2 needs about 50 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Rage 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Rage 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Rage 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Rage 2 is the GPU.