Dying Light 2 was one of the most anticipated games of 2021 until it was delayed to 2022. Recently, developers Techland revealed the PC system requirements for playing Dying Light 2. Although the game seems to be pretty forgiving on the lower-end without ray-tracing, the requirements for playing the game with ray-tracing enabled are raising eyebrows.
Playing the game at 1080p 60 fps using the Low settings demands an acceptable Core i5 8600K or an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X coupled with an Nvidia RTX 2060 6 GB or an AMD RX Vega 56 8 GB. Those were the recommended specifications, mind you. Minimum requirements for 1080p 30 fps on Low settings require you to have at least an RTX 2070 8 GB! This is ridiculous — current-gen consoles pack a GPU almost equivalent to that of an RTX 2070 Super, which beats the base RTX 2070 by around 2-3%.
Most modern AAA titles target 4K 60 fps gaming on modern consoles. That means, if you have an RTX 2070 Super or more powerful graphics processor on the PC side, you are set for this generation. Dying Light 2 seems to negate that equation by listing an RTX 2070 for 1080p 30 fps gaming using the Low preset. Also, Techland requires you to have at least an RTX 3080 10 GB coupled with an Intel Core i5 8600K or an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X for 1080p 60 fps gameplay using the High settings.
This Can Be Both Good and Bad
This listing starts to feel erroneous at this point because the octa-core Ryzen 7 3700X is drastically more powerful compared to the hexacore Core i5 8600K. Also, RTX 3080 was built for 4K gaming at the highest settings possible. Seeing it being pushed down to a 1080p 60 fps “requirement” feels extremely strange. This could mean poor optimization on Techland’s part. Alternatively, it could also mean that the game packs too much cutting-edge graphics technology.
While the first possibility is not welcome and should be worked on, the second can mean something truly epic. It can be something like Cyberpunk 2077 from last year. Although the game was criticized for being buggy and almost unplayable on last-gen consoles, its visuals packed a lot of heat and are something to be amazed at. The visual fidelity of Cyberpunk 2077 remained unmatched for a year after its release, but it seems like Dying Light 2 can be a worthy competitor.
Dying Light 2 Minimum System Requirements
1. 1080p 30 fps Using the Low Settings (RT off)
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1511 or higher |
| CPU | Intel Core i3 9100 @3.60 – 4.20 GHz | AMD Ryzen 3 2300X @3.50 – 4.0 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Video Card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | AMD RX 560 |
| Video Memory | 4 GB (GTX 1050 Ti, RX 560) |
| API | DirectX 11 |
| Internet Connection | Not required |
| Storage | 60 GB HDD |
2. 1080p 30 fps Using the Low Settings (RT on)
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1511 or higher |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8600K @3.60 – 4.30 GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X @3.80 – 4.40 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Video Card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 |
| Video Memory | 8 GB (RTX 2070) |
| API | DirectX 12 |
| Internet Connection | Not required |
| Storage | 60 GB SSD |
Dying Light 2 Recommended System Requirements
1. 1080p 60 fps on the High Settings (RT off)
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1511 or higher |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8600K @3.60 – 4.30 GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X @3.80 – 4.40 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Video Card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 | AMD RX Vega 56 |
| Video Memory | 6 GB (RTX 2060), 8 GB (RX Vega 56) |
| API | DirectX 11 |
| Internet Connection | Not required |
| Storage | 60 GB SSD |
2. 1080p 60 fps Using the High Settings (RT on)
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) -version 1511 or higher |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8600K @3.60 – 4.30 GHz | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X @3.60 – 4.40 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Video Card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Video Memory | 10 GB (RTX 3080) |
| API | DirectX 12 |
| Internet Connection | Not required |
| Storage | 60 GB SSD |
Dying Light 2 launches on February 4, 2022, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.