The long-awaited release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is not far away, which means that fans of the series will soon be able to play it. However, it’s important to check whether you can truly enjoy the game comfortably and if your PC meets the necessary requirements for launching and playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Minimum Requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Technological advances since the last S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game have progressed significantly, and as a result, the requirements have become much higher. According to official information from the developers, GSC Game World, to run and play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on low and medium-low graphics settings, you will need a computer with the following specifications.

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 11
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X / Intel Core i7-7700K
• RAM: 16 GB (dual channel memory)
• Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
• Disk Space: 160 GB free space
• Note: SSD is recommended

If your PC meets these parameters, you can expect to play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at low graphics settings in 1080p and 30 FPS.

Medium Requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

If you want to play at medium graphics settings and stable FPS, you'll need more powerful hardware.

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 11
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel Core i7-9700K
• RAM: 16 GB (dual channel memory)
• Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 5700 8 GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• Disk Space: 160 GB free space
• Note: SSD is recommended

According to the developers, with these parameters, a PC will be able to deliver good visuals at medium settings in 1080p and achieve 60 FPS.

High (Recommended) Requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

For players who enjoy highly detailed visuals and want to experience all elements of the environment, effects, and other visual details that the game will offer, significantly stronger hardware is required, capable of rendering these settings while still delivering good FPS.

GSC Game World shared the PC specifications needed to run S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at 1440p and 60 FPS.

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 11
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x / Intel i5 11600k
• RAM: 32 GB (dual channel memory)
• Graphics Card: AMD RX 6800 XT / NVIDIA RTX 3070 TI / NVIDIA RTX 4070
• Disk Space: 160 GB free space
• Note: SSD is recommended

Epic Requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 also outlined the requirements for playing on epic graphics settings at 2160p resolution with 60+ frames per second. To achieve this, players should have a PC build that includes the following components, their analogs, or better.

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 11
• Processor: Intel Core i7-13700KF / AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
• RAM: 32 GB (dual channel memory)
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 / AND Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Disk Space: 160 GB free space
• Note: SSD is recommended

Performance Testing of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on RTX 4090

NVIDIA has released test results for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on the RTX 40 series graphics cards, Intel Core i9-14900K, and 64 GB RAM at a resolution of 3840x2160. Even without using DLSS 3 technology, they managed to achieve an average of 52.4 FPS, and with this feature, 123.9 FPS. With a lower screen resolution, the number of frames per second is higher. More detailed results can be found in the images below.