F.E.A.R. 2 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

F.E.A.R. 2 system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

F.E.A.R. 2 system requirements
Developer:
Monolith Productions
Publisher:
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
Release date:
10 February 2009 (16 years ago)
User score:
4.6 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run F.E.A.R. 2, 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 6800, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 8600 GTS. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 3000+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 256MB (SM 2.0b). NVidia 6800 or ATI X700
CPU:
P4 2.8GHz (3.2GHz Vista)/Athlon 64 3000+ (3200+ Vista)
Memory:
1GB (1.5GB Vista)
File size:
12GB
Operating system:
Windows XP SP2/Vista SP1
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended

Graphics card:
Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 512MB (SM 3.0). NVidia 8600 GTS or ATI HD 2900 XT
CPU:
Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor family/Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (required for MP host)
Memory:
1.5GB
File size:
12GB
Operating system:
Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Performance on your PC

Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce 8600 GTS
30 @ low
800×600
60 @ medium
1024×768
60 @ high
1280×1024
60 @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 93.7x faster than GeForce 8600 GTS. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.

F.E.A.R. 2 FPS calculator

Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). May vary depending on your OS and other factors.

low / 600p
280−290
medium / 768p
200−210
high / 1024p
190−200
ultra / 1080p
160−170

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 28.0x faster than Athlon 64 X2 4400+. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.

Community ratings

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