System requirements · PC
Saints Row 2 PC system requirements
Saints Row 2 needs at least a processor listed as “2.0 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent”, 1 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “128MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 7600 NVidia card or better, ATI X1300 card or better)”, on Windows XP or Vista..
For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “3.2 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent”, 2 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “256MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 8800 NVidia card or better, ATI HD3850 card or better)”. It takes 15 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows XP or Vista. Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | 2.0 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent | 3.2 GHz Intel Dual-Core Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Dual-Core Athlon XP or equivalent |
| Memory | 1 GB system RAM | 2 GB system RAM |
| Graphics | 128MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 7600 NVidia card or better, ATI X1300 card or better) | 256MB 3D graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support (i.e. 8800 NVidia card or better, ATI HD3850 card or better) |
| DirectX | DirectX 9.0c Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 15 GB of Hard Drive Space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | DirectX compatible display capable of 640x480 in 16-bit color Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Saints Row 2?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 1% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (1 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 51% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (15 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
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17.1, Steam OS Brewmaster Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-4570T (2.9 GHz) or equivalent or AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz) or equivalent | Intel Core i5-4670K (3.4 GHz) or equivalent or AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) or equivalent |
| Memory | 4096 MB | 8192 MB |
| Storage | Around 7 GB Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | GeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB) or equivalent or Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) or equivalent Nvidia: 352, 355 or 358 series driver / AMD: AMD Catalyst (fglrx) 15.9 or better. MESA drivers and Intel Graphics are not currently supported. Due to issues surrounding the original engine, some stuttering may be observed during gameplay. These types of streaming issues may be improved with faster HDD units. | GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) or equivalent or Radeon R9 285 (2048 MB) or equivalent Nvidia: 352, 355 or 358 series driver / AMD: AMD Catalyst (fglrx) 15.9 or better. MESA drivers and Intel Graphics are not currently supported. Due to issues surrounding the original engine, some stuttering may be observed during gameplay. These types of streaming issues may be improved with faster HDD units. |
Saints Row 2 is also available on Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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