Developed by from software, Dark Souls II is the highly anticipated sequel to the punishing 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action rpg experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward. Dark Souls II brings the franchise renowned difficulty & gripping gameplay innovations to both single and multiplayer experiences.

Dark Souls 2 System Requirements

16 Jul 2014 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

OS: Win Xp 32
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz / AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5870 1024MB or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
VRAM: 512MB
System Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 14 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz / AMD APU A8-3870K Quad-Core
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6870 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
VRAM: 1GB
System Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 14 GB Hard drive space

PC System Analysis For Dark Souls 2 Requirements

Dark Souls 2 requires a Radeon HD 6870 graphics card with a Core i3-2100 3.1GHz or APU A8-3870K Quad-Core processor to reach the recommended specs, achieving high graphics setting on 1080p. 4 GB will also be needed to achieve the Dark Souls 2 rec specs and get 60FPS. Dark Souls 2 needs a graphics card thats at least as powerful as a GeForce 9600 GT 512MB/Radeon HD 5870 1024MB paired with Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition/Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz CPU to match the min specs. This PC setup will deliver 25-35 Frame Per Second at Low graphics setting on 720p resolution. Minimum RAM requirements are 2 GB system memory. We suggest a 7 year old PC to play smoothly.

FPS System Benchmark

200+ FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Dark Souls 2 for PC? Dark Souls 2 is excellently optimized

9.5

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

100+

Genres: Adventure, RPG, Fantasy, Horror

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7.8

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8.1

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6.7

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8.1

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GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz

Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition

GeForce 9600 GT 512MB

Radeon HD 5870 1024MB

512 MB

2 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

14 GB

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Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

Phenom II X4 900e

GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Radeon HD 6670

1 GB

4 GB

Win 7 64

DX 9

14 GB

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Recommended Requirements

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Core i3-2100 3.1GHz

APU A8-3870K Quad-Core

GeForce GTX 750

Radeon HD 6870

1 GB

4 GB

Win 7 64

DX 9

14 GB

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Dark Souls 2 PC Release Date:

25 Apr 2014

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Dark Souls 2 vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

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Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

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Radeon RX 480X 4GB

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12GB

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