Darksiders System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Darksiders system requirements
Developer:
Vigil Games
Publisher:
THQ Nordic
Release date:
24 September 2010 (15 years ago)
User score:
4.9 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
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System requirements for PC

To run Darksiders, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 12 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 8800 GS, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon HD 3870. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 3400+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better (must support pixel shader 3)
CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
Memory:
1GB RAM (Windows XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows 7)
File size:
12GB
Operating system:
Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended

Graphics card:
NVIDIA (GeForce GTS 240) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD3870 256MB graphics card or better (must support pixel shader 3)
CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
Memory:
2GB RAM (Windows XP), 3GB RAM (Vista / Windows 7)
File size:
12GB
Operating system:
Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Performance on your PC

Performance on your GPU

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon HD 3870

GeForce RTX 3060 is 30.8x faster than Radeon HD 3870. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 21.8x faster than Athlon 64 X2 5200+. Your CPU can run Darksiders at recommended settings according to Vigil Games.

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