System requirements · PC

Borderlands 2 PC system requirements

Borderlands 2 needs at least a processor listed as “2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor”, 2 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600 graphics card, on Windows XP SP3.

For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “2.3 GHz Quad Core processor”, 2 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850 graphics card. It takes 13 GB of storage.

Borderlands 2: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows XP SP3	Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7
Processor	2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor	2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory	2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista)	2 GB
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
Storage	13 GB free	20 GB free
Sound card	DirectX 9.0c Compatible Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes	256 MB Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)	512MB Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)

How demanding is Borderlands 2?

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).
Storage: Larger than 50% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (13 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

Borderlands 2: macOS requirements
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	10.12 (Sierra) Same for both: minimum and recommended
Processor	2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)	2.2GHz Intel Quad Core
Memory	4 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended
Graphics	ATI Radeon HD 2600 / NVidia Geforce 8800/ Intel HD 3000	ATI Radeon HD 5750 / NVidia Geforce 650M / Intel HD 4000
Storage	13 GB	Not listed
Additional notes	256 MB Macintosh mouse and keyboard. Borderlands 2 supports both the Xbox 360 wired gamepad and the PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive) The following video chipsets are unsupported for Borderlands 2: ATI Radeon HD 2400, NVIDIA 8600m, NVIDIA 9400m, 9600m, Intel Integrated GMA 950, Intel Integrated x3100 NOTICE:The Mac version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.	512 MB