S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl System Requirements: Can You Run It?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: GSC Game World
Publisher:: GSC Game World
Release date:: 20 November 2024 (less than a year ago)
User score:: 3.5 / 5
Hardware demand level:: 6.8 / 10 - highly demanding
Ray tracing support:: Yes

Official system requirements for PC

To run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, you'll need at least 16 GB of RAM and 160 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon RX 580, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. As for your CPU, an Core i7-7700K is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i7-11700 or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750

CPU:: Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Memory:: 16 GB Dual Channel

File size:: 160 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64

DirectX:: no data

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

minimum
Radeon RX 580

recommended
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

60 @ ultra
1920×1080

60 @ QHD
2560×1440

60 @ QHD DLSS
2560×1440

60 @ epic
3840×2160

60 @ epic DLSS
3840×2160

60 @ epic FSR
3840×2160

GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.9x faster than Radeon RX 580, but 1.4x slower than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings, but not recommended settings.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl FPS calculator

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

QHD FSR / 1440p

60−65

low / 1080p

medium / 1080p

high / 1080p

ultra / 1080p

QHD / 1440p

QHD DLSS / 1440p

40−45

4K / 2160p

4K DLSS / 2160p

14−16

4K FSR / 2160p

30−35

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

minimum
Core i7-7700K

recommended
Core i7-11700

Core i5-12400 is 2.0x faster than Core i7-7700K, but 1.1x slower than Core i7-11700. Your CPU can run the game at minimum settings, but not recommended settings.