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Can you run Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead? PC requirements and settings

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, by Bohemia Interactive (Action, Simulation, Strategy), came out on Steam on June 29, 2010. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardNvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM
Minimum cardNvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM
Recommended RAM2 GB

Estimate per graphics card

No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
Memory
1GB
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c
Storage
10 GB free space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster
Memory
2GB
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c
Storage
20 GB free space

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

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On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

Questions

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM. Minimum: Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead need?

The publisher recommends 2 GB of RAM (minimum: 1 GB).

How much storage does Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead take?

The official page asks for 20 GB free space of storage.

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