Left 4 Dead 2 PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Jan 1, 2023.
- Smooth 60+ FPS
- Playable 30–59 FPS
- Struggles under 30 FPS
The big number is the best average without upscaling. Striped bars use FSR or other upscaling.
Watch the test
LEFT 4 DEAD 2 Tested on AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | LOW - VERY HIGH | 1080p - 720p #benchmark, Jan 2, 2023
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All measurements
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low164 FPS
- Medium120 FPS
- High86 FPS
- Very High66 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low214 FPS
- Medium174 FPS
- High125 FPS
- Very High117 FPS
Left 4 Dead 2 system requirements
Official PC requirements per the game’s Steam page, checked Oct 26, 2026. Compare them with the hardware above: my RX 6600 and RX 9060 XT rigs both use a Ryzen 5 5600G and 16 GB of RAM.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP | Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP |
| Processor | Pentium 4 3.0GHz | Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better | Video Card Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better |
| DirectX | Version 9.0c | Version 9.0c |
| Storage | 13 GB available space | 13 GB available space |
| Sound card | DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card | DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card |
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My current test rig uses a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB with a Ryzen 5 5600G. I haven’t tested Left 4 Dead 2 on it yet, but the GPU comparison shows how much faster it is than the RX 6600.
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