Alan Wake 2 is almost here – originally due for release on October 17th, developer Remedy Entertainment pushed it back to a new release date of October 27th earlier this year. With less than a week to go, the studio has released details on the PC needed to run Alan. Jago 2 and it looks like you’ll need a beefy system to run it.
Here are the PC specifications for Alan Wake 2.
Below, we’ll break down the requirements for both ray tracing modes and non-ray tracing.
Minimum – Low Graphics Preset, 1080p/30FPS:
- GPU: GeForce RTX 2060/Radeon RX 6600
- VRAM: 6 GB
- DLSS/FSR2: Quality
- CPU: Intel i5-7600K or AMD equivalent
- Ram: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit
- Storage: 90 GB SSD
Recommended – Medium Graphics Preset, 1440p/30FPS:
- GPU: GeForce RTX 3060/Radeon RX 6600 XT
- VRAM: 8 GB
- DLSS/FSR2: Balanced
- CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
- Ram: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit
- Storage: 90 GB SSD
Recommended – Medium preset, 1080p/60FPS:
- GPU: GeForce RT 3070/Radeon RX 6700 XT
- VRAM: 8 GB
- DLSS/FSR2: Performance
- CPU: Rozen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
- Ram: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit
- Storage: 90 GB SSD
Ultra – High preset, 2160p/60FPS
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4070/Radeon RX 7800 XT
- VRAM: 12 GB
- DLSS/FSR2: Performance
- CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
- Ram: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit
- Storage: 90 GB SSD
Below are the ray tracing requirements for Alan Wake 2 on PC:
Ray Tracing Low – 1080p/30FPS:
- GPU: GeForce RTX 3070/Radeon RX 6800 XT
- VRAM: 8 GB
- DLSS/FSR2: Quality
- CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
- Ram: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit
- Storage: 90 GB SSD
Ray Tracing Medium with Path Tracing – 1080p/60FPS
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4070
- VRAM: 12 GB
- DLSS/FSR2: Quality
- CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
- Ram: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit
- Storage: 90 GB SSD
Ray Tracing High – 2160p/60FPS with path tracing on
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4080
- VRAM: 16 GB
- DLSS/FSR2: Performance
- CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
- Ram: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11, 64-bit
- Storage: 90 GB SSD
As you can see, even the minimum PC specs require a powerful GPU like the GeForce RXT 2060, and that and the associated specs only get you 1080p/30FPS in-game. For a 4K/60 FPS experience, you’ll need one of the most powerful GPUs on the market, doubly so for ray tracing. Notably, no matter where your PC falls in the specification lineup, the AllenWake 2 requires an SSD for storage.
On the console side of things, both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will have a 4K mode at 30FPS and a Performance mode that pushes the game to 60FPS. However, Performance Mode will not be available on the Xbox Series S.
Alan Wake 2 hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 27.
For more on Alan Wake 2, check out this new gameplay today for some Alan Wake gameplay and then check out this NGT for some Saga Anderson gameplay. Next, read our hands-on Allen Week 2 impressions and then read our hands-on preview of the Saga side of the story so far.
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