Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER. Among the games we track, it is moderately demanding.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
- RAM
- 8–12 GB
- Disk
- 150 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300 matches AMD FX-6300 | Intel® Core™ i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X matches AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
| Memory | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Video memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB | 150 GB |
| Windows | Windows 10 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | Publisher didn't say | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 43 | 27 | 16 | Minimum |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 77 | 48 | 28 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 94 | 58 | 34 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 94 | 58 | 34 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 111 | 69 | 40 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 111 | 69 | 40 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 77 | 45 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 85 | 49 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 114 | 72 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 76 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 114 | 93 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 109 | Recommended |
Answers about Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Red Dead Redemption 2?
The publisher's minimum is Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960.
How much RAM does Red Dead Redemption 2 need?
8 GB at minimum, 12 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Red Dead Redemption 2 take?
150 GB of free space. An SSD will noticeably shorten loading at that size.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Red Dead Redemption 2?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Red Dead Redemption 2?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Does Red Dead Redemption 2 support DLSS or FSR?
It supports NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR. Turning it on is the cheapest way to more frames on a card near the minimum.
If your PC runs Red Dead Redemption 2, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
