System requirements · PC
BioShock 2 PC system requirements
BioShock 2 needs at least an AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better, 2 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better, on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7.
For the recommended settings: an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz processor, 3 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better. It takes 11 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 | Not listed |
| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz |
| Memory | 2GB | 3GB |
| Graphics | NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better | NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better |
| DirectX | DirectX 9.0c | Not listed |
| Storage | 11GB | Not listed |
| Sound card | 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound | Not listed |
| Additional notes | Not listed | Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Microsoft DirectX. |
How demanding is BioShock 2?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 5% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (2 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 46% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (11 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Mac
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | 10.9.5 | 10.10.5 |
| Processor | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Memory | 4GB Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | 256 MB The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 9400. | 512 MB The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 9400. |
| Storage | 18GB Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
BioShock 2 is also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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