Resident Evil 2 HD is a direct sequel to the original Resident Evil, this time set in and around Raccoon City. The virus has leaked out from the shady Umbrella pharmaceutical corp, turning the inhabitants of the city into blood-starved beasts. Players can choose to play as either Leon S. Kennedy or Claire Redfield, and depending on the order chosen you can unlock different scenarios.

Resident Evil 2 Remake System Requirements

9 Jan 2019 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: WINDOWS® 7, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x with 2GB Video RAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 26 GB available space

Official Recommended Requirements

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: WINDOWS® 7, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 26 GB available space

PC System Analysis For Resident Evil 2 Remake Requirements

Your PC will need a graphics card thats as powerful as a GeForce GTX 1060 3GB/Radeon RX 480 4GB and it should be paired with either a FX-9590/Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz CPU to match the Resident Evil 2 Remake recommended system specs. This PC setup will deliver 60 Frames Per Second on High graphics settings on 1080p monitor resolution. System memory required for Resident Evil 2 Remake is 8 GB performance memory. Taking a look at the min reqs you will require a Radeon R7 260X v3 graphics card with a Core i5-4460 3.2GHz or FX-6300 processor to reach the minimum Resident Evil 2 Remake specs, run on low graphics setting and 720p. You should also have 8 GB system memory for min specs. Your graphics card will need to be capable of running DirectX 11. Recommended needs around a 5 year old PC to run.

FPS System Benchmark

77 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Resident Evil 2 Remake for PC? Resident Evil 2 Remake is excellently optimized

8.9

Where does Resident Evil 2 Remake rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Horror, Survival

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Minimum Requirements

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Core i5-4460 3.2GHz

FX-6300

GeForce GTX 760

Radeon R7 260X v3

2 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

50 GB

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Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz

FX-9590

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50 GB

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Resident Evil 2 Remake PC Release Date:

25 Jan 2019

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