Alan Wake 2 System Requirements

To run the Alan Wake 2 system requirements, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU, an Intel Core i5-7600K CPU, 16GB of RAM, and 90GB of free SSD space.

The Alan Wake 2 requirements are some of the highest hardware requirements of any game released in 2023, with even the lowest graphics settings requiring DLSS or FSR 2 support.

With the bar set so high for the Alan Wake 2 minimum requirements, you will need an AMD Radeon RX 6600 graphics card, an Intel Core i5-7600K processor, and 16GB of RAM or an equivalent level of hardware to run the game. For entry-level PC requirements, this is certainly quite high. 

Yet the Alan Wake 2 recommended specs for 1440p and 1080p resolutions are even more demanding, requiring an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or RTX 3070 GPU, with an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU or equivalent. Fortunately, you don't need more than 16GB of RAM to run the Alan Wake 2 recommended PC specs or higher. However, it might be worth securing 32GB of RAM, just to give yourself and the game some breathing room.

Alan Wake 2 ultra settings

If you want to experience the horror of Alan Wake 2 to the fullest and play on the Alan Wake 2 ultra settings, you'll need to upgrade your graphics card to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 or equivalent to achieve 60FPS on 2160p monitors. 

In order to achieve full ray tracing and all the graphical enhancements Alan Wake 2 has in the bag, you'll need to bump your graphics card up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, at which point you'll have no issue running the game.

Even prior to the official release of the Alan Wake 2 PC requirements, it was already expected that the recommended graphics card would be in the GeForce RTX 40 series due to the hardware bundle deal which provided a free copy of Alan Wake 2 with every purchase.

If the ultra settings and the subsequent hardware requirements are too much to stomach, you can use the best Alan Wake 2 settings to eke out some additional performance enhancements, which you can find over on PCGamesN.

Alan Wake 2 size

The Alan Wake 2 download size for PC requires 90GB of SSD space. The developers have specified that an SSD is required to run Alan Wake 2, so HDDs won't be enough. So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming.

Alan Wake 2 review

PCGamesN scored Remedy's sequel to the original Alan Wake a 9 out of 10 in its Alan Wake 2 review, describing it as "one of the finest games of the year."

Alan Wake 2 is an Epic Games Store exclusive, and therefore unlikely to see a Steam release. For all the latest Alan Wake 2 Steam announcements, head over to PCGamesN, where you can also discover the likelihood of an Alan Wake 2 Game Pass.

Alan Wake 2 update

Update 1.0.14.1 released with a fix for players who were unable to launch the game in offline mode. If you haven't yet updated to 1.0.14.1, you'll want to ensure you are connected to the internet prior to launching the game. 

Update 1.0.14 on the whole addresses numerous issues, including the New Game Plus' inability to track player unlocks across multiple playthroughs. Fortunately, this has now been fixed, alongside a plethora of other tweaks and enhancements which you can read in full on the Alan Wake 2 patch notes list over on PCGamesN.

Alan Wake 2 will run on PC system with Windows 10 and upwards.

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Alan Wake 2 FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on Alan Wake 2? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how Alan Wake 2 performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups.

What frame rate does Alan Wake 2 run at?

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
86	Intel Core i5-10400F	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050	16 GB
60	Intel Core i7-4770	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti	16 GB
59	Intel Core i5-4590	NVIDIA P106-100	16 GB
58	Intel Core i7-10700K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070	16 GB
42	Intel Core i5-4690K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER	16 GB

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