Mass Effect 2 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- BioWare
- Publisher:
- Electronic Arts
- Release date:
- 26 January 2010 (14 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.8 / 5 (318 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.1 / 10 - not demanding
Official Mass Effect 2 system requirements for PC
To run Mass Effect 2, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 15 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 6800 XE, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 8800 GT. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Duo E4300 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Celeron 2.60 or better.
Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements- Graphics card:
- 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.
- CPU:
- 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
- RAM:
- 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
- File size:
- 15 GB
- Operating system:
- Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
- CPU:
- 2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
- RAM:
- 2 GB RAM
- File size:
- 15 GB
- Operating system:
- Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
- DirectX:
- DirectX August 2008
Mass Effect 2 performance on your PC
Mass Effect 2 performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 36.4x faster than GeForce 8800 GT. Your graphics card can run Mass Effect 2 at recommended settings according to BioWare.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Mass Effect 2 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.
Mass Effect 2 performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 135.3x faster than Celeron 2.60. Your CPU can run Mass Effect 2 at recommended settings according to BioWare.
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