Total War: WARHAMMER II system requirements

Can I run Total War: WARHAMMER II?

When it comes to the Total War: Warhammer 2 system requirements, you'll need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. Whereas, an Intel Core i5-4570 is recommended in order to run it. The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an ATI Radeon HD 5770. But, according to the developers the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770. Total War: WARHAMMER II system requirements state that you will need at least 5 GB of RAM. Additionally, the game developers recommend somewhere around 8 GB of RAM in your system. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 60 GB of free disk space available. 

Total War: Warhammer 2 Performance Guide

 Both the GPU and the CPU are being stressed by Total War: Warhammer II, and many have encountered difficulty running the game near the unit cap. With the minimum CPU at an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 setting changes would have to be altered, and using the ideal GTX 1070 as well as this CPU, may bottleneck the results, so check that your CPU and GPU can keep up with each other. The recommended Intel Core i5-4570 is a sound option and would work well with the GTX 1070, or the cheaper GTX 1060. At 3.2GHz it has more processing speed than the Core 2 Duo E8400’s 3GHz, being able to overclock to 3.6GHz too, important when the game starts to lag with units. Overclocking does come with risks to your hardware, so cool it well. The game can be played on an ATI Radeon HD 5770, but shaders and the resolution being turned down is helpful in stop the frames dropping so much and stuttering or lagging. The recommended NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 is a safe GPU that will deliver higher performance in large battles with its higher shader and texture count, coupled with the i5-4570, the GTX 1070 is again said to be better as an ideal GPU for Total War: Warhammer II by the community. The minimum 5GB of memory will get you through the game, but due to the ever changing nature of the amount of units, the recommended 8GB will allow for more flexible and risk free gameplay. Keep 60GB free for the game, whilst many have stated that it’s actually 48GB, you should hold the extra space for updates and mods. 

 Disabling “3D Portholes” for Total War games improves FPS, the minor change is the unit profiles become 2D instead of animated and 3D. Anti-Aliasing can also be turned down for improved performance, and the slightly jagged edges aren’t as noticeable from the main viewpoint of the game. Turning down shadow detail, texture detail and other factors that affect the individual units can give higher frames, especially when there is a large amount of assets on the screen. Unit detail may also help performance, but used at the expense of graphics of the units that are the heart of the game.

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