The system requirements of Alan Wake 2 are actually really shocking since the developers have completely decided to leave support for the GTX 10 Series GPUs and the AMD 5000 Series GPUs. Nevertheless, this title pushes the visuals to the next level and implements Path Tracing to provide amazing lighting.
Alan Wake 2 System Requirements
Remedy Entertainment released the system requirements quite a few days before the release date so players can see if their rigs can run the game or not. The requirements are really demanding, especially when ray tracing is turned, but Alan Wake 2 also provides cutting-edge visuals.
Minimum System Requirements
| Graphics Preset | Low |
| Resolution | 1080p |
| FPS | 30 |
| GPU | Geforce RTX 2060 Or Radeon RX 6600 |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| DLSS/FSR2 | Quality |
| CPU | Intel i5-7600K Or AMD Equivalent |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 90 GB SSD |
You will need a Geforce RTX 2060 to even run Alan Wake 2 at minimum settings with stable performance. On top of that, you will also need to use the DLSS or FSR2 upscaling techniques on the Quality setting to be able to get 30 FPS at 1080p on low graphics settings. If you try to run Alan Wake 2 on anything less than these requirements, it might not just boot, or you will end up having a terrible experience performance-wise.
Recommended System Requirements
| Graphics Preset | Medium | Medium |
| Resolution | 1440p | 1080p |
| FPS | 30 | 60 |
| GPU | Geforce RTX 3060 Or Radeon RX 6600 XT | Geforce RTX 3070 Or Radeon RX 6700 XT |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| DLSS/FSR2 | Balanced | Performance |
| CPU | Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Equivalent | Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Equivalent |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 90 GB SSD | 90 GB SSD |
The recommended system settings give you a choice between 60 FPS and 30 FPS whilst running Alan Wake 2 at medium settings. Additionally, higher performance means a sacrifice in the resolution department, which means that 60 FPS runs on 1080p, whereas 30 FPS can be achieved at 1440p with the given specs. Favoring performance is actually going to be a little more intensive, and you’ll need a better GPU for that.
Ray Tracing Requirements
| Graphics Preset | Medium | Medium | High |
| Ray Tracing | Low | Medium | High |
| Path Tracing | Off | On | On |
| Resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 2160p |
| FPS | 30 | 60 | 60 |
| GPU | Geforce RTX 3070 Or Radeon RX 6800 XT | Geforce RTX 4070 | Geforce RTX 4080 |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| DLSS/FSR2 | Quality | Quality | Performance |
| CPU | Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Equivalent | Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Equivalent | Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Equivalent |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 90 GB SSD | 90 GB SSD | 90 GB SSD |
Ray Tracing is highly intensive, and turning it on even at low settings is going to give you 30 FPS on 1080p with an RTX 3070, which easily gives 60 FPS without ray tracing at these settings. Turn on Path Tracing, and the requirements get even crazier with the addition of RTX 40 Series GPUs. For maximum visual fidelity and performance, it seems like the RTX 4080 is going to be the best option.
Why Is GTX 10 Or AMD 5000 Series Not Supported?
Actually, Alan Wake 2 utilizes mesh shaders, which do not work on either the GTX 10 Series Cards or the AMD Radeon 5000 Series GPUs. Moving forward, most next-gen titles are going to utilize mesh shaders, and it’s actually time that you upgrade from these cards if you plan to play most next-gen games on day 1.
That does for my explanation of the system requirements on Remedy’s latest Triple-A release. There are two different editions of Alan Wake 2 that you can purchase, and the deluxe edition will give you access to all of the DLC content that will be released in the future.
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