The Darkness 2 System Requirements

12th August 2021 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

  • OS: Windows XP 32-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 4350 1GB or NVIDIA GeForce 510
  • RAM: 1.5 GB
  • HDD: 8 GB
  • DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
 

Recommended Requirements

  • OS: Windows XP 32-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz / AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5670 512MB or NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • HDD: 10 GB
  • DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
PC System Analysis For The Darkness 2 Requirements
Your PC will need a graphics card thats as powerful as a GeForce 9800 GTX/Radeon HD 5670 512MB and it should be paired with either a Phenom 9650 Quad-Core/Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz CPU to match the The Darkness 2 recommended system specs. This PC setup will deliver 60 Frames Per Second on High graphics settings on 1080p monitor resolution. 2 GB will also be needed to achieve the The Darkness 2 rec specs and get 60FPS. You should also have 1.5 GB system memory for min specs. You will require a DirectX 9.00 GPU. We suggest a 13 year old PC to play smoothly.
FPS System Benchmark
200+ FPS
High
Graphics Card
6.75
How well optimised is The Darkness 2 for PC? 8.2
8.2
Where does The Darkness 2 rank in the list of the most demanding games?
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The Darkness 2 System Requirements

Minimum
Recommended
Processor
Graphics Card
VRAM
RAM
1.5 GB
2 GB
OS
Windows XP 32-bit
Windows XP 32-bit
DirectX
9
9
HDD Space
8 GB
10 GB

The Darkness 2 PC Release Date:

10 Feb 2012

Alternative Game Tags: The Darkness II, The DarknessII, The Darkness2, the darkenss sequel, Jackie Estacado,Quad-Wielding combat, hand-painted graphic noir art
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22:00 Nov-17-2015

can i run this. GD says medium to high. But I don't think so with this cpu. :(

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02:10 Mar-07-2015

What settings can I run this with 30 fps?

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18:12 Dec-05-2014

can i run it?
gd says i cant...but they also said that about call of duty:world at war (which i get around 30fps at low,recorded proof aswell xDD)

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15:05 Jul-19-2014

can i run it on 1360x768

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01:35 Oct-26-2014

Yes very well optimized game, max settings.

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19:19 Jul-08-2014

Can i run this?

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08:15 Jul-02-2014

So... i was looking on this game at the market for a while..! Can i run it and on what settings? And is it worth to buy this game? Ty!

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09:24 Jul-02-2014

You should be able to run this game smoothly on medium-high or high settings. And it's definitely worth buying, it's truly amazing.

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10:16 Jul-02-2014

ok thanks! I have been playing this game abit on my friends pc.. looked pretty amazing so tought maybe ill buy it too! Since my laptop isnt the best pc for games i was worried if i can run most of the games i want! But thanks!

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12:57 Jul-02-2014

Anytime. And the game is definitely in my personal top 10 for gameplay. Maybe even top 5, I'm not sure :D

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22:35 May-16-2014

is there any chance i can run it :)

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22:33 May-31-2014

Nah, don't thinks so. The game would be laggy even on low on some parts :/

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19:40 May-13-2014

i can run with a bit of lag so if you want to know if you can run just check if your pc is equal to or better than mine

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10:22 May-01-2014

Can i play this? If i can what fps please.

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10:49 May-01-2014

Low setting with 30 fps.

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08:29 May-09-2014

Thx

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18:27 Mar-28-2014

i played this game with like 1440x900 and it ran perfectly without any lags. this message is for those whose cpu, gpu etc is better than mine which means that this game can b run on high sett or ultra sett if ur pc is better than mine. :)

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17:59 Mar-16-2014

can i max no AA needed since its laptop

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18:26 Dec-05-2014

your cpu might stuggle a tad bit,but yes.

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03:58 Feb-01-2014

can i run it ?

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16:29 Feb-03-2014

On low settings BTW whats your RAM frequency ?

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21:18 Feb-06-2014

that i don't kn. im new to pc gaming i was able to run crysis 2 without any lags if that helps any.

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12:14 Mar-17-2014

Dude i can't run crysis 2 smoothly...

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21:21 Feb-06-2014

crysis 2 did say i had an unsupported video card.

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04:31 Feb-07-2014

your gpu is week for new games you should upgrade your gpu buddy :)

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00:37 Feb-08-2014

yes i am aware that my GPU is weak and the CPU. Im looking to upgrade the GPU to the GT 9800 running in SLI mode. and the X9000 dual core CPU at 2.8ghz

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00:37 Feb-08-2014

Thank you for your help

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04:41 Feb-08-2014

No problem :)

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21:55 Jan-17-2014

hi can i max out? fps?

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20:13 Jan-28-2014

60+ fps the game is well optimized and really easy to run, my laptop with gt 525m could max this out with 35 fps :)

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05:44 Jan-17-2014

What settings can i play in?

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20:14 Jan-28-2014

Min-med 25-35 fps mate :)

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22:15 Jan-28-2014

Thx

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09:58 Jan-29-2014

No problem :)

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03:33 Dec-10-2013

what settings should i use?

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13:43 Dec-26-2013

medium settings will be good for you buddy

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21:56 Dec-03-2013

what about me settings?

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20:01 Dec-06-2013

Max it out 30+fps It's easy to run this game :)

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23:42 Dec-06-2013

30+? i run bf3 on max with 60+ fps

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11:18 Sep-17-2014

then why did you ask?

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23:42 Dec-06-2013

but thanks anyway!

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07:44 Dec-07-2013

Oh then yes I didn't notice your gpu was good :)

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19:20 Oct-21-2013

settings at native res?

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04:24 Oct-27-2013

tweaked ultra no AA 35+ fps for sure :D

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23:39 Sep-21-2013

can i run it ? tnx

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08:59 Oct-14-2013

you will be able to run it on low

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19:16 Sep-05-2013

How well can i run this game?

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07:40 Sep-07-2013

you have a bottleneck there but you should still be able to run it on max settings with 40+ fps

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20:36 Aug-26-2013

can i run it ? and setings :)

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04:26 Oct-27-2013

Med-high settings NO AA 30+ fps sorry for late reply :)

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