NBA 2K18 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: Visual Concepts
Publisher:: 2K Sports
Release date:: 15 September 2017 (8 years ago)
User score:: 3.6 / 5
Hardware demand level:: 1.6 / 10 - lightly demanding
Ray tracing support:: no data

Official NBA 2K18 system requirements for PC

To run NBA 2K18, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 70 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon HD 7770, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon R9 270. As for your CPU, an Core i3-530 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i5-4430 or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better

CPU:: Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 805 @ 2.50 GHz or better

RAM:: 4 GB RAM

File size:: 70 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64

DirectX:: Version 11

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770 2GB / ATI® Radeon™ R9 270 2GB or better

CPU:: Intel® Core™ i5-4430 @ 3 GHz / AMD FX-8370 @ 3.4 GHz or better

RAM:: 8 GB RAM

File size:: 70 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64

DirectX:: Version 11

NBA 2K18 performance on your PC

NBA 2K18 performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060

minimum
Radeon HD 7770

recommended
Radeon R9 270

60 fps @ medium
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 3.9x faster than Radeon R9 270. Your graphics card can run NBA 2K18 at recommended settings according to Visual Concepts.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

NBA 2K18 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.

medium settings / 1080p

65−70