Dark Souls II System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- FromSoftware
- Publisher:
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Release date:
- 25 April 2014 (10 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.2 / 5 (285 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.8 / 10 - not demanding
Official Dark Souls II system requirements for PC
To run Dark Souls II, you'll need at least 2 GB of RAM and 14 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 9600 GT, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon HD 6870. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Duo E8500 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i3-2100 or better.
Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements- Graphics card:
- NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600GT, ATI Radeon™ HD 5870
- CPU:
- AMD® Phenom II™ X2 555 3.2Ghz or Intel® Pentium Core™ 2 Duo E8500 3.17Ghz
- RAM:
- 2 GB RAM
- File size:
- 14 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
- DirectX:
- 9.0c
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 or ATI Radeon™ HD 6870 or higher
- CPU:
- Intel® Core™ i3 2100 3.10GHz or AMD® A8 3870K 3.0GHz
- RAM:
- 4 GB RAM
- File size:
- 14 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 7 SP1
- DirectX:
- 9.0c
Dark Souls II performance on your PC
Dark Souls II performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 7.7x faster than Radeon HD 6870. Your graphics card can run Dark Souls II at recommended settings according to FromSoftware.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Dark Souls II FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.
Dark Souls II performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 10.5x faster than Core i3-2100. Your CPU can run Dark Souls II at recommended settings according to FromSoftware.
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