Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the best games ever released in video gaming history. Even at this time, three years after release date, gamers are finding new Easter eggs and secrets buried in the game. It looks phenomenal on PC, and Rockstar enhanced the game to utilize the full power of PC hardware. However, the game is well optimized, which means it runs on some old hardware while still looking awesome. Rockstar officially lists at least an Intel® Core™i5 2500K @3.30-3.70 GHz or an AMD® FX™6300 @3.50-3.80 GHz coupled with a Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 770 2 GB or AMD® Radeon™ R9 280 3 GB along with 8 GB RAM to get into the game. Those system requirements are paltry, provided how good the Red Dead Redemption 2 looks on PC.
The recommended specifications include an Intel Core i7 4770K @3.50-3.90 GHz or an AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @3.50-3.70 GHz coupled with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or an AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB. This system will let you enjoy the game at 1080p 60fps on the highest settings. These are completely acceptable, as the game “beats real-life” when the settings are cranked up.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Minimum System Requirements
1080p / 30 fps / Lowest Settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) – April 2018 Update (v1803) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 2500K @3.30 – 3.70 GHz | AMD® FX™ 6300 @3.50 – 3.80 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 770 | AMD® Radeon™ R9 280 |
| Video Memory | 2 GB (GTX 770), 3 GB (R9 280) |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.1 API or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 150 GB HDD |
Red Dead Redemption 2 Recommended System Requirements
1. 1080p / 30 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) – April 2018 Update (v1803) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 4770K @3.50 – 3.90 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X @3.50 – 3.70 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 | AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 |
| Video Memory | 4 GB |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.1 API or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
2. 1080p / 60 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) – April 2018 Update (v1803) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 4770K @3.50 – 3.90 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X @3.50 – 3.70 GHz |
| Memory | 12 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 | AMD® Radeon™ RX 480 |
| Video Memory | 4 GB (RX 480), 6 GB (GTX 1060) |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.1 API or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
3. 1440p / 30 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) – April 2018 Update (v1803) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 8400 @2.80 – 4.00 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600 @3.40 – 3.90 GHz |
| Memory | 12 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1660 | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 |
| Video Memory | 6 GB (GTX 1660), 8 GB (RX 580) |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.1 API or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
4. 1440p / 60 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) – April 2018 Update (v1803) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 8400 @2.80 – 4.00 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600 @3.40 – 3.90 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1070 Ti | AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 XT |
| Video Memory | 6 GB (RX 5600 XT), 8 GB (GTX 1070 Ti) |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.1 API or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
5. 2160p / 30 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) – April 2018 Update (v1803) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 9600 @3.10 – 4.60 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600 @3.60 – 4.20 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 2060 Super | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6600 |
| Video Memory | 8 GB |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.1 API or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
6. 2160p / 60 fps / Highest Settings
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) – April 2018 Update (v1803) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 10600K @4.10 – 4.80 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5600G @3.90 – 4.40 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3070 | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT |
| Video Memory | 8 GB (RTX 3070), 12 GB (RX 6700 XT) |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.1 API or equivalent |
| Internet Connection | Broadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
Red Dead Redemption 2 also supports NVIDIA DLSS. So, users with an NVIDIA RTX card can enjoy more frames without losing any significant visual fidelity. The game is well optimized, so you won’t need DLSS to run the game in lower-end RTX cards like the RTX 2060 and the RTX 3050. However, you can and should use it to play the game at higher resolutions.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and Microsoft Windows. It can be played at up to 4K 60fps on the latest PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S via backward compatibility.