Helldivers 2 PC system requirements for minimum, recommended & ultra specs

Helldivers 2 PC system requirements for minimum, recommended & ultra specs
Images via Arrowhead Game Studios

Written by 

Dani Cross

Published 

11th Jan 2024 12:52

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Helldivers 2 has a variety of system requirements if you want to achieve certain settings in the game. Luckily for you, I've compiled them into this guide so you can get a good idea of how your PC will run the game.

The settings differ drastically depending on whether you're going for ultra or just the bare minimum requirements. This guide will cover minimum, recommended and ultra specs so PC players on a range of systems will know how well their machine will run this new co-op shooter.

Helldivers 2 minimum specifications

Here are the minimum requirements for Helldivers 2 on PC. These are the lowest possible specs you can play the game with according to Arrowhead Game Studios:

Average Performance 1080p @ 30 FPS
Graphic Presets Low
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 470
CPU Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
RAM 8GB DDR4
OS Windows 10 64-bit
Storage 100GB HDD (7200rpm)

Players in a wasteland surrounded by dead enemies in Helldivers 2.
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Helldivers 2 recommended specifications

Here are the recommended specifications for playing Helldivers 2. These settings should achieve a stable 60 FPS while playing at 1080p:

Average Performance 1080p @ 60 FPS
Graphic Presets Medium
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
CPU Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM 16GB DDR4
OS Windows 10 64-bit
Storage 100 GB SSD

Shooting an enemy in Helldivers 2.
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Helldivers 2 ultra specifications

If you're looking forward to playing Helldivers 2 at 4K with 60 FPS, here are the specs you'll need to make that happen. It's a pretty demanding game for this setting as you might expect:

Average Performance 4K @ 60 FPS
Graphic Presets Very High
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
CPU Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
RAM 16GB DDR4
OS Windows 10 64-bit
Storage 100 GB SSD

That covers the specifications for Helldivers 2 on PC. Now that you know the system requirements you should have a pretty good idea of how your PC will run the game.

For more Helldivers 2, check out our homepage. Additionally, check out our release hub for the game to find out more info regarding the release date, crossplay, platforms, and more.

Dani Cross
About the author
Dani Cross
Dani is a Guides Writer for GGRecon. She graduated from university with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, then worked as a freelance writer before joining the GGRecon team as a full-time writer in 2023. In her opinion, the best game of all time is Elden Ring – but her favourite is Halo: Reach, a game that created lifelong friendships and somehow started her down the path to a career in media. She’s also way too invested in Pokemon cards, and a big fan of guinea pigs, cats and other cute creatures.
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