Dead Island 2 system requirements

To run the Dead Island 2 system requirements you need an AMD Radeon RX 480 graphics card, an AMD Ryzen FX-9590 CPU, 10GB of RAM, and 70GB of HD space.

The Dead Island 2 system requirements are certainly a cut above the original, but not out of reach for gamers with older rigs. That said, the storage requirements are fairly high for a game with such low minimum specs, so you might want to consider upgrading your HDD or SSD if you don't have much space left.

To meet the Dead Island 2 minimum requirements, you only need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card, an Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, and 10GB of RAM. Overall, this is a fairly low barrier to entry, but it won't render the game at its best.

In fact, the developers have stated that the Dead Island 2 recommended specs demand an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER GPU, 16GB of RAM, and an Intel Core i9 9900K CPU if you want to run the game on its better presets.

Unfortunately, this still won't be enough to render the game on the higher presets. From our testing and the developers recommendations, we've found that the the Dead Island 2 ultra system requirements need a minimum Intel Core i5-12600KF with an NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3070. Or, if you really want to go the extra mile for 60FPS on a 4K monitor, Dambuster Studios recommend a beefy AMD Ryzen 9 7900 X with an AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

Dead Island 2 size - How big is Dead Island 2?

The Dead Island 2 download size on PC requires 70GB of space on your hard drive or SSD. On consoles, the game requires 50GB of space for the Xbox and PlayStation versions.

Sadly, the game isn't compatible with HDDs, and even if it was we wouldn't recommend installing the game on older hardware as it could lead to longer load times. So, if you need more space or need to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming or just check the latest, best prices for SSDs.

Dead Island 2 guides

For all the latest Dead Island 2 news and guides, make sure you head over to PCGamesN. They have everything you need, including a full list of the best Dead Island 2 characters, the status of the Dead Island 2 crossplay, and the Dead Island 2 key locations.

Dead Island 2 will run on PC system with Windows 10 and upwards.

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Dead Island 2 FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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

What frame rate does Dead Island 2 run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
50	Intel Core i7-10700F	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	32 GB
48	Intel Core i5-9400F	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	16 GB
47	Intel Core i3-10100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5GB	16 GB
47	Intel Core i7-10700K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	16 GB
46	Intel Core i7-10750H	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	16 GB

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