Death Stranding 2 isn’t even a year old, but the PC version is already on the way in just a couple of weeks. When it launched on PS5, it was one of the most beautiful games on the platform, and while that would usually mean it’s kind of hard to run on PC, the system requirements are forgiving.
Unlike some recent PC launches, Sony released different quality standards for its minimum and recommended system requirements, which should help pin down what to expect when you try to run the game on your PC. For instance, the minimum spec calls for either an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 or an AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, which should run the game at 1080p with low settings, at 30 fps.
If you want to max out the game, though, you’re going to need a bit more hardware, but it’s still pretty reasonable. The recommended spec calls for an RTX 3070 or a Radeon RX 6800, and will run the game at 1440p with the High quality preset at 60 fps. Not bad.
I went ahead and listed all of Sony’s recommended PC specs below, but as long as you have a relatively modern PC, the game should be able to run flawlessly onj your machine. Nixxes, the studio handling the PC port has also added a “portable preset” which should make it run smoothly on PC handhelds like the Steam Deck or the Xbox Ally X.
Death Stranding 2 Minimum Specs
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Processor
Intel Core i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Storage
150GB (SSD recommended)
Death Stranding 2 System Requirements (1080p60)
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600
Processor
Intel Core i5-11400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Storage
150GB (SSD Recommended)
Death Stranding 2 System Requirements (1440p60)
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800
Processor
Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Storage
150GB (SSD Recommended)
Death Stranding 2 Recommended Specs (4K60)
Graphics Card
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 / AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Processor
Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Storage
150GB (SSD Recommended)
Humble Requirements
Even at the high end, Death Stranding 2’s system requirements are pretty humble by today’s standards. While the GeForce RTX 4080 seems like a lot, keep in mind that this is likely for maxing out the game at 4K, which you very much don’t need to do.
Keep in mind that the minimum spec is calling for a GTX 1660, which was a low-end card when it came out in 2019, and that was almost seven years ago now. I won’t know exactly how this game performs until I’m able to run it on my own hardware, but the wide range of GPUs being represented here likely means that the game is incredibly scalable.
It’s also important to note that even on the PS5 Pro, Death Stranding 2 did not use ray tracing, which means the higher graphics settings are going to be a lot more approachable than other recent AAA games – unless, of course, ray tracing is added to the PC version. Luckily, Nixxes is also adding support for DLSS, XeSS, FSR and Guerilla’s Pico upscaler, so you should be able to find some way to boost your performance.
Death Stranding 2 launches on PC March 19th, so at least we won’t have to wait too long to see how it performs.
Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her @Jackiecobra
