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Can I Run PAYDAY 2?

OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · 2013

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Can You Run PAYDAY 2?

Pick your CPU, GPU, RAM and OS — we check each one against PAYDAY 2’s official minimum and recommended requirements.

Your PC

You can run PAYDAY 2 — and then some

Your PC meets the recommended requirements. Expect a great experience.

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060Nvidia AMD (512MB VRAM)Nvidia AMD (1GB VRAM)
CPUCore i5-134002 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core Processor
RAM16 GB4 GB8 GB
OSWindows 11Windows 10

Verdict compares your components against the game’s published requirements using our GPU/CPU benchmark database. Estimates — real performance varies with drivers, settings and cooling.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on PAYDAY 2’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

32 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

72 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

136 FPS

Great

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PAYDAY 2 System Requirements

Minimum

OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia AMD (512MB VRAM) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 83 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC.

Recommended

OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core Processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia AMD (1GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 83 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC.

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.