Borderlands 2 System Requirements

Borderlands 2 System Requirements - full specs, system checker and the gaming PC setup you need.

Borderlands 2 minimum requirements

  • Memory: 2 GB
  • Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7700
  • File Size: 13 GB
  • OS: Windows XP SP3

Borderlands 2 recommended specs

  • Memory: 2 GB
  • Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 5850
  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
  • File Size: 20 GB
  • OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7

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Can I Run Borderlands 2?

The Borderlands 2 system requirements include a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Duo T7700. But, the developers recommend a CPU greater or equal to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 to play the game at its best. You will need a minimum of 2 GB RAM, but we would recommend at least 4. The lowest end graphics card you can play it on is equivalent to an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO, but a GTX 560 or better is recommended. You will need at least 13 GB of free disk space to install Borderlands 2. 

Borderlands 2 Performance Guide

Thanks to its cartoony, cel-shaded graphical style, Borderlands 2 was never too rough on systems. However, if you are experiencing performance issues, there are plenty of settings to tweak. 

  • Turning off Depth of Field in the options is a good move whether you’re having issues or not, as the visual effect can make iron-sight aiming harder than it needs to be. 
  • Turning off ambient occlusion and vsync will also make noticeable improvements to performance, and if you’re not using a Nvidia GPU, make sure to turn off PhysX effects. Setting Foliage Distance and View Distance to Near can also have a large impact on performance, particularly in open-world environments. 
  • If none of these tweaks solve your problem, you can go further. Find the file “config.ini” in the game folder, and open it as a text document. In this document you can change settings by changing them from “true” to “false”. Dynamic shadows, light shafts, distortion, the black outlines and cel shaders can all be turned off. Finally you can change the level of environmental detail by reducing the “DetailMode” to 1 or 0.

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Borderlands 2 will run on PC system with Windows XP SP3 and upwards. Additionally it has Mac and Linux versions.

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Borderlands 2 FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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

What frame rate does Borderlands 2 run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS CPU GPU RAM
95 Intel Core i5-9500F NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 32 GB
84 Intel Core i5-3470 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 16 GB
51 Intel Core i5-10400F NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 32 GB
34 Intel Core i3-7020U Intel HD Graphics 620 8 GB
18 Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel UHD 605 4 GB

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Borderlands 2 Mac OS system requirements (minimum)

  • Memory:2 GB
  • Graphics Card:ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
  • CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo T7700
  • File Size:13 GB
  • OS:10.12 (Sierra)

Borderlands 2 Linux system requirements (minimum)

  • Memory:2 GB
  • Graphics Card:ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
  • CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo T7700
  • File Size:13 GB
  • OS:Unknown

Borderlands 2 Details

Borderlands 2 PC Specs
   Player Count 2,353 Players (Last 24 Hours)
   Review Score 89 / 100
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   Categories Action RPG FPS
   Borderlands 2 Release Date 17th of September 2012
   Borderlands 2 PC price today $19.99
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