Can I Run The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings?
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a role playing game from CD PROJEKT RED, released in 2012. CD PROJEKT RED both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. It carries 52 achievements. Steam lists support for 14 languages. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. Cloud saves are enabled. Critics scored it 88 on Metacritic. Its Steam review count passes 81 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel 2.2 GHz Dual-Core or AMD 2.5 GHz Dual-Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce 8800 (512 MB) or Radeon HD3850 (512 MB). Resolution: 1280x720. |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows XP/Vista/7 |
| DirectX | 9 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel or AMD Quad-Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce 260 (1 GB) or Radeon HD 4850 (1 GB). Resolution: 1440x900. |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows XP/Vista/7 |
| DirectX | 9 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a fantasy world. Play is structured around one continuous open world. It is played from a third person view. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. There are 23 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is demanding
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings takes about 25 GB of disk space. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings needs only 3 GB of RAM. The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 9. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings needs only 1 GB of video memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings?
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce 8800 (512 MB) or Radeon HD3850 (512 MB). Resolution: 1280x720. and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce 260 (1 GB) or Radeon HD 4850 (1 GB). Resolution: 1440x900. 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 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel 2.2 GHz Dual-Core or AMD 2.5 GHz Dual-Core; GPU: GeForce 8800 (512 MB) or Radeon HD3850 (512 MB). Resolution: 1280x720.; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows XP/Vista/7.
How much storage does The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings need?
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings needs about 25 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is the RAM.