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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 play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

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.

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