StarCraft 2 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

StarCraft 2 system requirements
Developer:
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher:
Blizzard Entertainment
Release date:
27 July 2010 (15 years ago)
User score:
4.8 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run StarCraft 2, you'll need at least 2 GB of RAM and 30 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 7600 GT, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 650. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i5-655K or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 XT or Intel® HD Graphics 3000 or better
CPU:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+
Memory:
2 GB RAM
File size:
30 GB available HD space
Operating system:
Windows® XP/Windows Vista® (latest service pack)
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended

Graphics card:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 or better
CPU:
Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD FX Series Processor or better
Memory:
4 GB RAM
File size:
30 GB available HD space
Operating system:
Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 64-bit (latest service pack)
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 GTX 650
30 @ low
1024×768
60 @ medium
1360×768
60 @ high
1360×768
60 @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 9.7x faster than GeForce GTX 650. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.


StarCraft 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 / 768p
500−550
medium / 768p
220−230
high / 768p
210−220
ultra / 1080p
180−190

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5-655K

Core i5-12400 is 9.3x faster than Core i5-655K. Your CPU can run StarCraft 2 at recommended settings according to Blizzard Entertainment.


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