What are the system requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?

Minimum: graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750, processor Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, RAM 16 GB RAM. Recommended graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

Can I run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on the Steam Deck?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is rated Unsupported on Steam Deck by Valve. On Linux and SteamOS, ProtonDB users rate it gold. Pick the Steam Deck profile above, or see the Steam Deck page, for an estimated Deck frame rate.

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Can I run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl needs at least Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is recommended. Below: estimated FPS for popular graphics cards and a free check for your own PC.

ReleaseNov 20, 2024
Playing now7 697
Steam user reviews81 % positive
Steam DeckUnsupported
ProtonDBgold

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Runs smoothly fromRadeon RX 9070 16 GB~91 FPS · 1080p High

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl system requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64	Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64
Processor	Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory	16 GB RAM	32 GB RAM
Storage	160 GB available space	160 GB available space

Estimated FPS in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

High settings, no upscaling, with a fast processor (Ryzen 7 7800X3D). Estimates from the game's requirements, not benchmarks.

✓ Checked against real benchmarks, values corrected for this game.

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	5120×1440	4K
GTX 1060 6GB	13	7	4	4
GTX 1660 Super	17	10	6	5
RTX 2060	20	11	7	6
RTX 3060	38	28	19	17
RTX 4060	41	24	11	10
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	48	28	14	12
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	48	36	24	22
RTX 5060	50	29	14	12
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	57	33	16	14
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	57	42	28	26
RX 9060 XT	53	39	26	24
RTX 3070	53	31	15	13
RTX 4070	65	48	32	29
RTX 5070	78	57	38	34
RX 7800 XT	68	51	34	31
RX 9070 XT	100	74	49	45
RTX 5070 Ti	99	73	48	45
RTX 4080	105	77	51	47
RTX 5080	114	84	56	51
RTX 4090	134	100	66	61
RTX 5090	134	127	84	77

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The cheapest current graphics card that reaches each goal, paired with a fast processor.

1080p High · 60 FPSRadeon RX 9070 16 GB ~91 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗
1440p High · 60 FPSRadeon RX 9070 16 GB ~67 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗
1440p High · 144 FPSNot reachable with a single graphics card upgrade, limited by the game or the processor
4K High · 60 FPSGeForce RTX 5090 32 GB ~77 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗

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Can I run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl needs at least Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is recommended. Enter your graphics card and processor above to see your estimated FPS, or check your whole Steam library at once.
What are the system requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?: Minimum: graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750, processor Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, RAM 16 GB RAM. Recommended graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.
What PC do I need for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?: For 1080p at high settings and 60 FPS, the cheapest current graphics card that gets there is the Radeon RX 9070 16 GB (an estimated 91 FPS), paired with a fast processor. The PC builder puts together a complete, compatible parts list for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Can I run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on the Steam Deck?: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is rated Unsupported on Steam Deck by Valve. On Linux and SteamOS, ProtonDB users rate it gold. Pick the Steam Deck profile above, or see the Steam Deck page, for an estimated Deck frame rate.