Counter-Strike 2 System Requirements

Check whether your PC meets the minimum or recommended specs for Counter-Strike 2.

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PC specifications

Minimum
OSWindows® 10
CPU4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher
GPUVideo card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0
RAM8 GB
Storage85 GB
DirectXVersion 11

What we check

Our compatibility system compares your hardware against the game's published requirements using deterministic benchmarks — no AI guesswork.

CPU

Processor performance score compared to the game's minimum and recommended CPUs.

GPU

Graphics card benchmark score vs. the required and recommended GPUs.

RAM

System memory in GB — compared directly against the requirement.

VRAM

Dedicated video memory on your graphics card.

Storage

Available disk space. Some games require an SSD for loading performance.

SSD requirement

Counter-Strike 2 does not require an SSD.

Can your PC run Counter-Strike 2?

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Counter-Strike 2?

To run Counter-Strike 2 at minimum settings you need a 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher CPU, a Video card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0 GPU, 8 GB RAM, 85 GB storage.

How much storage does Counter-Strike 2 need?

Counter-Strike 2 requires 85 GB of storage space.

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