Can I Run XCOM 2?
Released in 2016, XCOM 2 is a strategy game built by Firaxis Games. Publishing duties went to 2K. It offers a single player campaign. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. Its Metacritic score stands at 88. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. Its Steam review count passes 79 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. 11 languages are covered by the store listing. There are 88 achievements to chase. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows® 7, 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 3GHz Quad Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows® 7, 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
XCOM 2 places its action in a wartime setting, and the player works through tight tactical maps. There are 16 official screenshots to judge the look from. The view is from an isometric view.
Why XCOM 2 is demanding
XCOM 2 is undemanding on the graphics side. Its 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear XCOM 2. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Disk footprint is light, near 45 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. XCOM 2 needs only 2 GB of video memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run XCOM 2?
XCOM 2 targets a mainstream modern PC: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better 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 | 3.27x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.84x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.82x |
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 XCOM 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 XCOM 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz; GPU: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 7, 64-bit.
How much storage does XCOM 2 need?
XCOM 2 needs about 45 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run XCOM 2?
The RTX 3060 runs XCOM 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for XCOM 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for XCOM 2 is the GPU.