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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.
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 card | 1080p | 1440p |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | Highover 300 fps | Highover 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.