Dragon's Dogma 2 PC requirements

Can I run Dragon's Dogma 2?

To run the Dragon's Dogma 2 system requirements, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU, an Intel i5-10600 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and roughly 100GB of SSD space.

The Dragon's Dogma 2 PC requirements are quite demanding, so you will still need a fairly good PC to run the game. The only real hurdle average gaming rigs will face is the game's 16GB RAM requirements, which are required even when the game is set to the lowest settings. 

The official Dragon's Dogma 2 minimum requirements only require an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, an AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT GPU, and 16GB of RAM to run on the lowest settings. This will get you up and running, but you may encounter frame rate drops during particularly hectic battles, especially if you don't lower the particle effects settings to their lowest.

Fortunately, the Dragon's Dogma 2 recommended specs aren't much more demanding than the minimum, only requiring an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card, an AMD Ryzen Intel Core i7 10700 processor, and 16GB of RAM. Meeting this Dragon's Dogma 2 benchmark should provide you with a fairly stable 60FPS.

Still not sure if your setup can handle the Dragon's Dogma 2 specs? Take our benchmark test now to see if your PC can run Dragon's Dogma 2 with our automatic checker or by manually entering your system details. 

Dragon's Dogma 2 size

The Dragon's Dogma 2 game size on PC is 60GB of SSD space. For some reason, Capcom has not officially listed the true size of the game on Steam, but you'll find on downloading the game (and running the updates) that the total size is just over 60GB. You must install the game on an SSD, as HDDs are not compatible. So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming.

Dragon's Dogma 2 settings

With the game launching on PC with a number of performance issues, many players have turned to tweaking the Dragon's Dogma 2 settings to resolve the low FPS spikes. PCGamesN found that they could achieve a stable 60FPS in-game by applying the following critical settings:

• Screen resolution: 1920x1080
• VSync: On
• Dynamic Resolution: On
• Upscale Sharpness: 4
• Ray Tracing: Off
• Ambient Occlusion: SSAO
• Anti-Aliasing: TAA
• Screen Space Reflections: Off
• Mesh Quality: Minimum
• Contact Shadows: Off
• Subsurface Scattering: Off
• Motion Quality: Low

For the full list, be sure to head on over to the PCGamesN tried and true Dragon's Dogma 2 settings.

Dragon's Dogma 2 review

In it's Dragon's Dogma 2 review, PCGamesN scored the game a 7 out of 10, stating that the game was a faithful reimagining of the original game, but a number of flaws reduced the game's overall score.

Dragon's Dogma 2 guides

Stuck exploring the overworld? Looking for a portcrystal so you don't have to catch another ox-cart? PCGamesN has all the Dragon's Dogma 2 tips and tricks you could ever desire, including:

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