Alan Wake 2: PC system requirements Alan Wake 2 guide, walkthrough

Alan Wake 2 has high system requirements. From the guide you will learn about the minimum and recommended PC requirements, as well as whether there are tracing and performance modes and 60 fps on PS5 / Xbox Series X consoles.

Last update: 25 October 2023

Before you play Alan Wake 2, you should check the minimum and recommended PC system requirements because they are quite high and require a powerful graphics card. We have compiled different requirements for 30fps, 60fps, different resolutions, DLSS, FSR2, and ray tracing. Additionally, we inform you about performance and quality modes on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles.

• Alan Wake 2: Minimum PC system requirements without ray tracing (low graphic settings, 1080p at 30 fps)
• Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements without ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1440p at 30 fps)
• Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements without ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1080p at 60 fps)
• Alan Wake 2: Ultra PC system requirements without ray tracing (high graphics settings, 4K at 60 fps)
• Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements with ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1080p at 30 fps, low-quality ray tracing)
• Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements with ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1080p at 60 fps, medium quality ray tracing, path tracing enabled)
• Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements with ray tracing (high graphic settings, 4K at 60 fps, high-quality ray tracing, enabled path tracing)
• Alan Wake 2: PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

Alan Wake 2: Minimum PC system requirements without ray tracing (low graphic settings, 1080p at 30 fps)

1. Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K or comparable AMD
2. RAM: 16 GB
3. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 6600 with 8 GB VRAM
4. Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
5. Disk Space: 90 GB SSD
6. DLSS/FSR2: Quality

Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements without ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1440p at 30 fps)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or comparable Intel
2. RAM: 16 GB
3. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT with 8 GB VRAM
4. Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
5. Disk Space: 90 GB SSD
6. DLSS/FSR2: Balanced

Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements without ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1080p at 60 fps)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or comparable Intel
2. RAM: 16 GB
3. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 with 8 GB VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT with 12 GB VRAM
4. Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
5. Disk Space: 90 GB SSD
6. DLSS/FSR2: Performance

Alan Wake 2: Ultra PC system requirements without ray tracing (high graphics settings, 4K at 60 fps)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or comparable Intel
2. RAM: 16 GB
3. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 with 12 GB VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT with 16 GB VRAM
4. Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
5. Disk Space: 90 GB SSD
6. DLSS/FSR2: Performance

Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements with ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1080p at 30 fps, low-quality ray tracing)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or comparable Intel
2. RAM: 16 GB
3. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 with 8 GB VRAM / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT with 16 GB VRAM
4. Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
5. Disk Space: 90 GB SSD
6. DLSS/FSR2: Quality

Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements with ray tracing (medium graphics settings, 1080p at 60 fps, medium quality ray tracing, path tracing enabled)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or comparable Intel
2. RAM: 16 GB
3. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 with 12 GB VRAM
4. Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
5. Disk Space: 90 GB SSD
6. DLSS/FSR2: Quality

Alan Wake 2: Recommended PC system requirements with ray tracing (high graphic settings, 4K at 60 fps, high-quality ray tracing, enabled path tracing)

1. Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or comparable Intel
2. RAM: 16 GB
3. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 with 16 GB VRAM
4. Operating System: Windows 10 / 11
5. Disk Space: 90 GB SSD
6. DLSS/FSR2: Performance

Alan Wake 2: PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

1. The developers recommend a quality mode in the console versions, in which the game runs at 30 fps.
2. There is also a performance mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X, which aims for 60 fps, but the drops are possible, and this comes at the expense of weaker details and running the game at a lower resolution.