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Can you run Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition? PC requirements and settings

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, by United Front Games, Feral Interactive (Mac) (Action, Adventure, Racing), came out on Steam on October 8, 2014. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardDirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 7750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or higher with 1GB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 or higher
Minimum cardDirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher with 512MB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 2500 or higher
Recommended RAM8 GB
Our conservative estimate60 fps at 1080p, high settings, with a GeForce GTX 1060

Estimate per graphics card

Which settings to aim for with your 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 card1080p 1440p4K
GeForce RTX 5080 16 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 5070 12 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 4070 12 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 3080 10 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 3070 8 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 5060 8 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Intel Arc B580 12 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 4060 8 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 7600 8 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 6600 8 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 296 fps
GeForce RTX 2060 6 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHighover 240 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fpsHigh205–282 fps
Radeon RX 580 8 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 291 fpsHigh158–218 fps
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GBHighover 300 fpsHighover 269 fpsHigh146–201 fps

Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably when the game offers them.

Best settings

Best graphics settings for Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition by graphics card

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 Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.

Graphics card1080p1440p
GeForce RTX 5070Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 4070Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 7800 XTHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 4060 TiHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 3070Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Intel Arc B580Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 4060Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 7600Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce RTX 3060Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
Radeon RX 6600Highover 300 fpsHighover 300 fps
GeForce GTX 1660 SuperHighover 300 fpsHighover 300 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

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit (32bit O/S not supported)
Processor
Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or Athlon X2 2.7GHz
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher with 512MB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 2500 or higher
DirectX
Version 10
Storage
20 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit (32bit O/S not supported)
Processor
Core i5-2300, Phenom II X4 940 or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 7750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or higher with 1GB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 or higher
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
20 GB

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

Where to buy

Buy Sleeping Dogs: Definitive 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

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 7750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or higher with 1GB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 or higher. By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1060.

What are the best graphics settings for Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on an RTX 4060?

For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: over 300 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.

Can I run Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on an RTX 3060?

By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition at 1080p on high settings, over 300 frames per second.

Can I run Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on an RTX 4060?

By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition at 1080p on high settings, over 300 frames per second.

How much RAM does Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition need?

The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 4 GB).

How much storage does Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition take?

The official page asks for 20 GB of storage.

How are these estimates worked out?

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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