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Can you run Battlefield: Bad Company 2? PC requirements and settings

Battlefield: Bad Company 2, by DICE (Action), came out on Steam on March 2, 2010. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended card512 MB Video Card (GeForce GTX 260/ ATI Radeon 4870)
Minimum card256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900)
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 XP
Processor
Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Memory
2GB
Graphics
256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900)
DirectX
DirectX 9, 10, and 11 support
Storage
15 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad or higher
Memory
2GB
Graphics
512 MB Video Card (GeForce GTX 260/ ATI Radeon 4870)

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

Where to buy

Buy Battlefield: Bad Company 2

The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.

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

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: 512 MB Video Card (GeForce GTX 260/ ATI Radeon 4870). Minimum: 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900). 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 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 need?

The publisher recommends 2 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Battlefield: Bad Company 2 take?

The official page asks for 15 GB of storage.

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