With just eight days to go before the release, GSC Game World has released the full system requirements for the PC version of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The basic specifications were first shared around three and a half years ago, but the game suffered many delays. Now, at last, we have the full picture with resolution and frame rate targets for the main four presets.
| GRAPHICS PRESET | LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH (RECOMMENDED) | EPIC |
| RESOLUTION@TARGET FPS | 1080p@30 FPS | 1080p@60 FPS | 1440p@60 FPS | 2160p@60+ FPS |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | Intel Core i7-13700KF / AMD Ryzen 7700X |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB Intel Arc A750 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super / RTX 4060 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / RTX 4070 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 AMD / Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| RAM | 16GB Dual Channel | 16GB Dual Channel | 32GB Dual Channel | 32GB Dual Channel |
| STORAGE | SSD ~160 GB | SSD ~160 GB | SSD ~160 GB | SSD ~160 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 x64 Windows 11 x64 | Windows 10 x64 Windows 11 x64 | Windows 10 x64 Windows 11 x64 | Windows 10 x64 Windows 11 x64 |
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 5 and uses core features like Lumen and Nanite, although it won’t feature any hardware ray tracing effects. In an interview with Wccftech at Gamescom, the developers explained those may be added later with a patch.
Today, NVIDIA released the latest GeForce Game Ready driver optimized for the game. They also confirmed that NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution and Frame Generation will be included to boost frame rates on GeForce RTX GPUs. While we don’t know for sure, it’s a safe bet that Intel XeSS and AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution will be available as well.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl launches on Wednesday, November 20, for PC and Xbox Series S|X. Game Pass subscribers will see it added to their library from day one.
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