Remedy may almost always make memorable and unique games, but optimization really doesn’t seem to be their sport. We can remember that when it was released in 2019, Control was not very well optimized, to put it mildly, many people complained about the unstable performance.
The studio is coming out with a new game within days, and this one has been waiting for thirteen years Alan Wake 2 will be Based on what we have seen so far, we will once again be part of a creepy and eye-catching horror adventure. Provided that our PC can handle the speed. Based on the newly published official machine requirements, this may not be the case for everyone. I won’t mince words, here are the expectations separately with and without ray tracing.
Minimum computer requirements (low detail, 1080p, 30fps):
- Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K or equivalent AMD processor
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 6GB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11 64bit
- Hard drive: on a 90 GB SSD
Recommended system requirements (medium detail, 1080p, 60fps):
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent Intel processor
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT 8 GB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11 64bit
- Hard drive: on a 90 GB SSD
Recommended system requirements (medium detail, 1440p, 30fps):
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent Intel processor
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6700XT 8 GB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11 64bit
- Hard drive: on a 90 GB SSD
Ultra system requirements (high detail, 2160p, 60fps):
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent Intel processor
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB or AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 12 GB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11 64bit
- Hard drive: on a 90 GB SSD
Minimum ray tracing machine requirements (medium detail, low RTX, 1080p, 30fps):
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent Intel processor
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT 8 GB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11 64bit
- Hard drive: on a 90 GB SSD
Medium ray tracing machine requirements (medium detail, medium ray tracing with path tracing, 1080p, 60fps):
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent Intel processor
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11 64bit
- Hard drive: on a 90 GB SSD
High machine requirements (high detail, high ray tracing with path tracing, 2160p, 60fps):
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or equivalent Intel processor
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10/11 64bit
- Hard drive: on a 90 GB SSD
Based on the above, it is clear that Alan Wake 2 will mainly use the video card. With the different level settings, it doesn’t matter with which processor or how much memory we offer the game, the most important thing will be which GPU we pack under Alan Wake’s typewriter. On the other hand, the fact that you need at least an RTX 2060 video card even to achieve the targeted 1080p resolution and 30 fps with the lowest detail settings, without ray tracing, seems unreasonable at least in advance, but also strange.
The truth will be revealed within days, on October 27. That’s when Alan Wake 2 comes out for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.