Can I Run Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
Released in 2018, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is an action indie game built by Fatshark. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. It carries 26 achievements. Being 8 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. It is localised into 9 languages according to the store listing. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Metacritic places it at 82. With more than 90 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80 GHz / AMD FX-4350 @ 4.2 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870 |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7- 3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/1060 or ATI Radeon R9 series |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a bleak fantasy world. Play is structured around runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. Play is presented from a first person view. Because the game assembles its spaces as it goes, the cost lands on the CPU in bursts rather than steadily on the GPU. There are 17 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is demanding
The graphics requirement for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/1060 or ATI Radeon R9 series is enough, so Warhammer: Vermintide 2 runs on machines never bought for gaming. The install is small at roughly 60 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. DirectX 12 is named, so Warhammer: Vermintide 2 expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870 and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/1060 or ATI Radeon R9 series 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 | 3.7x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 2.08x |
| 4K | Borderline | 0.92x |
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 Warhammer: Vermintide 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 Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80 GHz / AMD FX-4350 @ 4.2 GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870; 6 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit Windows 10.
How much storage does Warhammer: Vermintide 2 need?
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 needs about 60 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Warhammer: Vermintide 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the GPU.