XCOM® 2 PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770. Among the games we track, it is undemanding by current standards.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
- RAM
- 4–8 GB
- Disk
- 45 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 | 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better matches NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz | 3GHz Quad Core |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| Windows | Windows | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a Intel Core i7-10700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 66 | 41 | 24 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 118 | 73 | 42 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 144 | 89 | 52 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 144 | 89 | 52 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 170 | 106 | 61 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 170 | 106 | 61 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 190 | 118 | 68 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 210 | 130 | 76 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 189 | 110 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 300+ | 202 | 117 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 244 | 142 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 300+ | 287 | 167 | Recommended |
Answers about XCOM® 2 on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs XCOM® 2?
The publisher's minimum is 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.
How much RAM does XCOM® 2 need?
4 GB at minimum, 8 GB recommended.
How much storage space does XCOM® 2 take?
45 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run XCOM® 2?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run XCOM® 2?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs XCOM® 2, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
