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Can you run Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition? PC requirements and settings

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition, by Crytek Studios (Action), came out on Steam on March 22, 2011. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Minimum cardNVidia 8800GT with 512Mb RAM or better, ATI 3850HD with 512Mb RAM or better
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, Vista or Windows 7, with the latest Service Pack
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2Ghz, or AMD Athlon 64 x2 2Ghz, or better
Memory
2GB
Graphics
NVidia 8800GT with 512Mb RAM or better, ATI 3850HD with 512Mb RAM or better
DirectX
9.0c
Storage
9Gb

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

Where to buy

Buy Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition

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

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition at 1080p?

Minimum: NVidia 8800GT with 512Mb RAM or better, ATI 3850HD with 512Mb RAM or better. 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 Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition need?

The publisher recommends 2 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition take?

The official page asks for 9Gb of storage.

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