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Red Dead Redemption 2 — System Requirements & Estimated PC Performance

Rockstar's sprawling western epic; GPU-heavy at high settings with dense foliage and volumetric effects.

Game info

DeveloperRockstar Studios
PublisherRockstar Games
EngineRAGE
Release date2019-11-05
GenreAction, Open World

System requirements

Minimum CPUIntel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GTX 770 / AMD R9 280
Minimum RAM8 GB
Recommended CPUIntel Core i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Recommended GPUNVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480
Recommended RAM12 GB
Storage150 GB

Estimated performance by hardware tier

Estimated average FPS at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling. See how it works.

Tier / Build1080p1440p4K
Budget
Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600
47 FPS31 FPS18 FPS
Mid-range
Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT 16GB
61 FPS41 FPS23 FPS
High-end
Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070
80 FPS53 FPS31 FPS
Enthusiast
Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090
106 FPS70 FPS40 FPS

Ray tracing support: No · Upscaling support: None

Recommended hardware

A mid-tier GPU is enough for a smooth 1080p/1440p High experience in this game.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on your exact CPU and GPU. Use the FPS calculator pre-filled for Red Dead Redemption 2 to get an estimate for your own hardware.

No, Red Dead Redemption 2 does not include a ray tracing mode in our catalog.

Red Dead Redemption 2 does not support upscaling technologies (FSR/DLSS/XeSS) in our catalog.

A mid-tier GPU is enough for a smooth 1080p/1440p High experience in this game.