Far Cry 2 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Far Cry 2 system requirements
Developer:
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher:
Ubisoft
Release date:
21 October 2008 (16 years ago)
User score:
4.1 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official Far Cry 2 system requirements for PC

To run Far Cry 2, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 6800, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 8600 GTS. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 3500+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Athlon 64 X2 5200+ or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:
NVidia™ 6800 or ATI™ X1650 or better 256 MB DirectX® 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX® 9.0c–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher See Supported List for more information. *
CPU:
Intel® Pentium® 4 3.2 Ghz, Intel® Pentium® D 2.66 Ghz, AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ or better
RAM:
1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista
File size:
no data
Operating system:
Windows® XP (with SP2) or Windows Vista® (with SP1)
DirectX:
DirectX® 9.0c

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:
NVidia™ 8600 GTS or better, ATI™ X1900 or better 512 MB of graphic memory See Supported List for more information. *
CPU:
Intel® Core® 2 Duo Family, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom™ or better
RAM:
2 GB
File size:
no data
Operating system:
Windows® XP (with SP2) or Windows Vista® (with SP1)
DirectX:
DirectX® 9.0c

Far Cry 2 performance on your PC


Far Cry 2 performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce 8600 GTS
30 fps @ low
640×480
60 fps @ high
1024×768
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 93.7x faster than GeForce 8600 GTS. Your graphics card can run Far Cry 2 at recommended settings according to Ubisoft Montreal.


Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Far Cry 2 FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 480p
200−210
high settings / 768p
140−150
ultra settings / 1080p
130−140

Far Cry 2 performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 21.8x faster than Athlon 64 X2 5200+. Your CPU can run Far Cry 2 at recommended settings according to Ubisoft Montreal.


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