DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin System Requirements

Check whether your PC meets the minimum or recommended specs for DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin.

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PC specifications

Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit
CPUAMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz
GPUNVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
RAM4 GB
Storage23 GB
DirectXVersion 11
Recommended
OSWindows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit
CPUAMD® FX 8150 3.6 GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 2600 3.4 GHz
GPUNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750, ATI Radeon™ HD 7850
RAM8 GB
Storage23 GB
DirectXVersion 11

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CPU

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GPU

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RAM

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VRAM

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Storage

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SSD requirement

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin does not require an SSD.

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Can my PC run DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin?

To run DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin at minimum settings you need a AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz CPU, a NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 23 GB storage.

What are the recommended specs for DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin?

For the best experience, the developer recommends AMD® FX 8150 3.6 GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 2600 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750, ATI Radeon™ HD 7850, 8 GB RAM.

How much storage does DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin need?

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin requires 23 GB of storage space.

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