Half-Life 2 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- Valve
- Publisher:
- Valve
- Release date:
- 16 November 2004 (20 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.6 / 5 (1317 votes)
- Ray Tracing:
- no data
Official Half-Life 2 system requirements for PC
To run Half-Life 2, you'll need at least 256 MB of RAM. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 1.80 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or better.
Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements- Graphics card:
- DirectX 7 level Graphics Card
- CPU:
- 1.2 GHz Processor
- RAM:
- 256MB RAM
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows XP/2000
- DirectX:
- no data
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- DirectX 9 level Graphics Card
- CPU:
- 2.4 GHz Processor
- RAM:
- 512MB RAM
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows XP/2000
- DirectX:
- no data
Half-Life 2 performance on your PC
Half-Life 2 performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Your graphics card can run Half-Life 2 at recommended settings according to Valve.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Half-Life 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.
Half-Life 2 performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 141.0x faster than Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Your CPU can run Half-Life 2 at recommended settings according to Valve.
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