System requirements · PC
PAYDAY 2 PC system requirements
PAYDAY 2 needs at least a processor listed as “2 GHz Intel Dual Core 64-bit Processor”, 4 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM) graphics card, on Windows 10 (64-bit).
For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core 64-bit Processor”, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA & AMD (2GB VRAM) graphics card. It takes 32 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | 2 GHz Intel Dual Core 64-bit Processor | 2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core 64-bit Processor |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM) | NVIDIA & AMD (2GB VRAM) |
| DirectX | Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 32 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| VR support | SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC. Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Requires a CPU which supports the SSE4.1 instruction set | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system |
How demanding is PAYDAY 2?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 74% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (32 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
PAYDAY 2 is also available on Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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