Resident Evil 2 PC benchmark
Real gameplay on 4 of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Jan 3, 2026.
- 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.
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Resident Evil 2 | RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5600G | Max Preset | NATIVE | PC Benchmark, Jan 3, 2026
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All measurements
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
Graphics card: ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB OC Check price on Amazon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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- Max205 FPS
Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
Graphics card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB Check price on Amazon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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- Max123 FPS
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- Graphics Priority23 FPS
- Performance Priority32 FPS
- Max22 FPS
- Recommended22 FPS
- Lowest33 FPS
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- Lowest68 FPS
- Max39 FPS
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- Low + FSR Quality, Going to Police Station23 FPS
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- Low + FSR Quality, Going to Police Station29 FPS
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- Low + FSR Quality, Gas Station45 FPS
- Low + FSR Quality, Going to Police Station44 FPS
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Resident Evil 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® 10 (64-BIT Required) | WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better | Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 26 GB available space | 26 GB available space |
The card that runs Resident Evil 2 smoothly
Resident Evil 2 ran at 123 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, 1080p). On the Vega 8 (2200G) it reached 45 FPS. The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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