The sequel to the landmark MMO FPS has been revealed and is bigger and better than ever. PlanetSide 2 is a massively multiplayer online first person shooter that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking detail. Battles wage with literally thousands of players aligning with one of three unique factions in intense land, air and vehicle gameplay where the fight for territory is more than a victory, it's survival.

Planetside 2 System Requirements

31 Oct 2014 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS - Windows 7 or later (64-bit)
Processor - Core i5-760 or better / AMD Phenom II X4 or better [Quad-core CPU]
Memory - 6 GB RAM
Hard Drive - 20 GB free
Video Card - nVidia GeForce GTX 260 or better / Radeon HD 4850 or better
Sound Card - DirectX compatible

Official Recommended Requirements

OS - Windows 7 or later (64-bit)
Processor - Core i5-760 or better / AMD Phenom II X6 or better
Memory - 8 GB RAM
Hard Drive - 20 GB free
Video Card - nVidia GeForce GTX 560 series or better / AMD HD 6870 or better
Sound Card - DirectX compatible

PC System Analysis For Planetside 2 Requirements

Planetside 2 will require Radeon HD 6870 graphics card with a Core i5-661 3.33GHz or Phenom II X4 910 processor to reach the recommended specs, achieving high graphics setting on 1080p. System memory required for Planetside 2 is 6 GB performance memory. Don't try and play Planetside 2 without 4 GB, which helps get the 30FPS Your GPU is expected to be able to deliver DirectX 11. Recommended needs around a 10 year old PC to run.

FPS System Benchmark

200+ FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Planetside 2 for PC? Planetside 2 is well optimized

Where does Planetside 2 rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Online, Shooter, Sci fi, War

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Minimum Requirements

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Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+

GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB

Radeon HD 4850

512 MB

4 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

15 GB

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Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+

GeForce GTS 250

Radeon HD 5750 1024MB

1 GB

4 GB

Win Xp 64

DX 9

15 GB

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1 GB

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15 GB

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Planetside 2 PC Release Date:

20 Nov 2012

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Core I7-5775R 4-Core 3.3GHz

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Radeon RX 480X 4GB

271%

RAM

13GB

117%

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