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BioShock 2 Remastered, by 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Intera (Action, RPG), came out on Steam on September 15, 2016. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Estimate per graphics card
For each card: the highest settings level that stays smooth, and the expected frame-rate range. This is a conservative estimate worked out from the publisher's recommended specs, not a measurement: your processor, drivers and game updates move it.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High188–258 fps |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High163–225 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 247 fps | High134–185 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 247 fps | High134–185 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 236 fps | High128–176 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | High216–297 fps | High117–162 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | Highover 300 fps | High212–292 fps | High115–159 fps |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | Highover 272 fps | High177–243 fps | High96–132 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | Highover 260 fps | High169–232 fps | High92–126 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB | Highover 260 fps | High169–232 fps | High92–126 fps |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB | Highover 248 fps | High161–221 fps | High87–120 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB | Highover 242 fps | High157–216 fps | High85–117 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 12 GB | Highover 223 fps | High145–199 fps | High78–108 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB | High216–298 fps | High140–193 fps | High76–105 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 8 GB | High210–289 fps | High136–188 fps | High74–102 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | High185–254 fps | High120–165 fps | High65–90 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 8 GB | High172–236 fps | High111–153 fps | High60–83 fps |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB | High139–192 fps | High90–124 fps | Medium64–88 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB | High119–164 fps | High77–106 fps | Low74–101 fps |
| Radeon RX 580 8 GB | High92–126 fps | High59–82 fps | Low57–78 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | High85–117 fps | High55–76 fps | Low52–72 fps |
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably when the game offers them.
Best settings
The setting ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick to play at 60 frames per second: the best-looking detail level that stays smooth, with upscaling when it lets you go one step up (DLSS on GeForce RTX, XeSS on Intel Arc, FSR on other cards). If BioShock 2 Remastered doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 247 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | Highover 300 fps | High216–297 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | Highover 300 fps | Highover 236 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | Highover 260 fps | High169–232 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | Highover 260 fps | High169–232 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | Highover 223 fps | High145–199 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | High216–298 fps | High140–193 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | High210–289 fps | High136–188 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | High185–254 fps | High120–165 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High172–236 fps | High111–153 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High119–164 fps | High77–106 fps |
At these levels, ORION keeps textures on high from 8 GB of video memory (they cost memory, hardly any frames), sets the frame cap on the target for steady pacing, turns off motion blur and film grain, and leaves vertical sync off. This is a conservative estimate, not a measurement: in ORION, the first measured session corrects the setting.
Official specs
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
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
The publisher recommends: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better. By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1060.
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: between 216 and 298 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs BioShock 2 Remastered at 1080p on high settings, between 185 and 254 frames per second.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs BioShock 2 Remastered at 1080p on high settings, between 216 and 298 frames per second.
The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 4 GB).
The official page asks for 25 GB of storage.
The publisher's recommended specs are the reference point (about 60 frames per second at 1080p on high settings, unless the publisher says otherwise). Each card's power is compared with the recommended card (the average when the publisher names several), then adjusted to the screen resolution. A low margin is kept, and less video memory than recommended drops one level.
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