Helldivers 2 PC requirements: Minimum, recommended & ultra specs

Jeremy Gan
Helldivers promo splash art

The long-awaited Helldivers 2, the follow-up to Arrowhead Game Studios’ beloved co-op shooter, has finally arrived and for any PC players out there it’s important to keep the game’s PC requirements in mind. So, here are the minimum, recommended, and ultra specs for the sequel.

Helldivers 2 has just been released and it swaps out the top-down perspective from the original title for a third-person over-the-shoulder experience. There’s plenty of intense action to dive into either alone or with friends in co-op including planets to visit and lots of terrifying enemies to take down in the game.

Like the original game, Helldivers 2 has been released for PC so if you’re planning to pick up a copy of Steam you’ll want to know what requirements are needed to run it as smoothly as possible. With that in mind, here’s a full rundown of the minimum, recommended, and ultra PC specs for Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2 gameplay image
Helldivers 2 is a beautiful game, but it’s also quite demanding

Helldivers 2 minimum system PC specs

Helldivers 2 is quite the beefy game, as is to be expected from a PS5 release. Therefore, the minimum PC specs for the game are quite demanding, even on older hardware. 

Here are the minimum PC requirements for Helldivers 2 according to the PlayStation Blog post: 

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AM Radeon RX 470 
  • RAM: 8GB DDR4
  • Storage: 100GB HDD
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit

With these specs and the graphic presets set to low, players can expect an average performance of 30 FPS at 1080p. 

Here are the recommended specs for Helldivers 2: 

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
  • RAM: 16GB DDR4
  • Storage: 100GB SSD
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit

With these specs and the graphics presets set to medium, players can expect an average performance of 60 FPS at 1080p.

Helldivers 2 performance system PC specs

Here are the performance specs for Helldivers 2: 

  • CPU: Intel Core i5 12600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800
  • RAM: 16GB DDR4
  • Storage: 100 GB SSD
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit

With these specs and the graphics presets set to high, players can expect an average performance of 60 FPS at 1440p.

Helldivers 2 ultra system PC specs

Here are the ultra specs for Helldivers 2:

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
  • RAM: 16GB DDR4
  • Storage: 100GB SSD
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit

With these specs and the graphics presets set to very high, players can expect an average performance of 60 FPS at 4K. 

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About The Author

Jeremy is a writer on the Australian Dexerto team. He studied at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and graduated with a Bachelors in Journalism. Jeremy mainly covers esports such as CS:GO, Valorant, Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dota 2, but he also leans into gaming and entertainment news as well. You can contact Jeremy at jeremy.gan@dexerto.com or on Twitter @Jer_Gan