Total War: Shogun 2 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Total War: Shogun 2
Developer:
Creative Assembly
Publisher:
SEGA
Release date:
15 March 2011 (12 years old)
Our user score:
4.5 / 5 (35 votes)

Official Total War: Shogun 2 system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Total War: Shogun 2 at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
Pass CPU:
2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
Pass Memory:
1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
File size:
32GB free hard disk space
Operating system:
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics cards or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
Pass CPU:
2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent
Pass Memory:
2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
File size:
32GB free hard disk space
Operating system:
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Total War: Shogun 2 performance on your PC

Total War: Shogun 2 performance with your GPU

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

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
recommended
Radeon HD 5470
30 fps @ low
1024×768
60 fps @ medium
1280×720
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Total War: Shogun 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.

low settings / 768p
400−450 FPS
medium settings / 720p
120−130 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
100−110 FPS

Total War: Shogun 2 performance with your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5-430UM

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4.5 35 votes

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