Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition System Requirements: Can You Run It?

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Developer:

Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch

Publisher:

Xbox Game Studios

Release date:

14 November 2019 (5 years ago)

User score:

4.4 / 5 (166 votes)

Hardware demand level:

0.7 / 10 - not demanding

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Official Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition system requirements for PC

To run Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 30 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce GT 420M, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 650. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i5-655K or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:

NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM

CPU:

Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+

RAM:

4 GB RAM

File size:

30 GB available space

Operating system:

Windows 10 64bit

DirectX:

Version 11

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:

Nvidia® GTX 650 or AMD HD 5850 or better

CPU:

2.4 Ghz i5 or greater or AMD equivalent

RAM:

8 GB RAM

File size:

30 GB available space

Operating system:

Windows 10 64bit

DirectX:

Version 11

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition performance on your PC

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

GeForce RTX 3060 is 9.8x faster than GeForce GTX 650. Your graphics card can run Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition at recommended settings according to Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

Core i5-12400 is 9.5x faster than Core i5-655K. Your CPU can run Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition at recommended settings according to Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch.

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