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Can you run Just Cause 2? PC requirements and settings
Just Cause 2, by Avalanche Studios (Action, Adventure), came out on Steam on March 23, 2010.
Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Publisher's recommended cardDX10 compatible graphics card with 512 MB of memory
Minimum cardDX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory
Recommended RAM3 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
- Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows XP is unsupported)
- Processor
- Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)
- Memory
- 2GB System Memory
- Graphics
- DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory
- DirectX
- Microsoft DirectX 10
- Storage
- 10GB of free drive space
Recommended
- OS
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4GHz or equivalen
- Memory
- 3GB system Memory
- Graphics
- DX10 compatible graphics card with 512 MB of memory
- DirectX
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1
Source: the
game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
Buy Just Cause 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
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Questions
Just Cause 2 at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for Just Cause 2 at 1080p?
The publisher recommends: DX10 compatible graphics card with 512 MB of memory. Minimum: DX10 compatible graphics card with 256 MB of memory. 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 Just Cause 2 need?
The publisher recommends 3 GB of RAM (minimum: 2 GB).
How much storage does Just Cause 2 take?
The official page asks for 10GB of free drive space of storage.