Overwatch 2 System Requirements

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Overwatch 2 is the sequel to the highly successful game Overwatch, this time around featuring both PvE and PvP modes. making sure that your PC can handle the intense fast-paced hero shooter is essential. Overwatch 2 system requirements may be ever so more demanding than the original however, most gamers shouldn’t have an issue.
Below are the official system requirements.
Overwatch 2 minimum system requirements
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8650
- RAM: 6 GB
- GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 600 series, AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 series
- PIXEL SHADER: 5.0
- VERTEX SHADER: 5.0
- OS: Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 64-bit
- Storage: 50 GB
Overwatch 2 recommended system requirements
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 or AMD Ryzen™ 5
- RAM: 8 GB
- GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD R9 380
- PIXEL SHADER: 5.1
- VERTEX SHADER: 5.1
- OS: Windows® 10 64-bit
- Storage: 50 GB
Final thoughts
From the lists above you can see that most PCs should be able to handle the game. Due to the first paced competitive nature of the game, we do recommend that your PC is slightly above the recommended so that you can have lightning-fast reactions and you aren’t left frustrated by any frame drops. If you could already handle the original then Overwatch 2 shouldn’t present any problems at all.
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