Watch Dogs 2 is an open-world action game set in San Francisco. In it you play as a hacker activist Markus Holloway looking to cause anarchy in a city governed by autocratic forces. Markus's favourite pass times are listening to hip-hop, hacking (funnily enough) and hitting people with an 8-ball on a bit of string, he's quite the charater.

Watch Dogs 2 System Requirements

7 Dec 2016 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

Supported OS: (64-bit versions only)
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz | AMD FX 6120 @ 3.5 GHz
RAM: 6GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) | AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or better
Hard Disk Space: 50 GB
Peripherals: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse, Microsoft Xbox One Controller, Dual Shock 4 Controller
Multiplayer
256 Kbps or faster broadband connection

Official Recommended Requirements

Supported OS: (64-bit versions only)
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHz | AMD FX 8120 @ 3.9 GHz
RAM: 8GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB) or better | AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB) or better
Hard Disk Space: 50 GB
Peripherals: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse, Microsoft Xbox One controller, Dual Shock 4 controller
Multiplayer: 256 Kbps or faster broadband connection

PC System Analysis For Watch Dogs 2 Requirements

Watch Dogs 2 runs on an upgraded version of the Disrupt game engine used for the original. A serious bump up in visual quality means Watch Dogs 2's system requirements are much more demanding. Fortunately Watch Dogs 2 looks to be very scaleable so even graphics cards three or four generations old such as the GTX 600 Series or Radeon HD 7000 series should be capable of running it. For those after higher frame rates new mid to high range graphics cards like the GTX 970 or Radeo R9 290 are required. Being open-world Watch Dogs 2 is quite CPU dependent so a quad core processor is suggested as minimum requirement.

FPS System Benchmark

91 FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Watch Dogs 2 for PC? Watch Dogs 2 is poorly optimized

4.5

Where does Watch Dogs 2 rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Strategy, Crime, Realism

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Graphics Settings: High

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Processor

Core i7-9750H 6-Core 2.6GHz

Graphics [1920 x 1080]

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB Mobile

RAM

16GB

Performance Report

Processor

Intel

Core i5-2400S 2.5GHz

AMD

FX-6120

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 660

AMD

Radeon HD 7870

RAM

6GB

Processor

Intel

Core i5-6400T 2.2GHz

AMD

FX-8120

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 960 2GB

AMD

Radeon R9 280

RAM

8GB

Processor

Intel

Core i5-3470 3.2GHz

AMD

FX-8120

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 780

AMD

Radeon R9 290

RAM

8GB

Max Playable Resolutions at 30 FPS
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CPU

Core i7-9750H 6-Core 2.6GHz

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GFX

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB Mobile [1920 x 1080]

RAM

16GB

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FX-6120

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FX-8120

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Radeon R9 280

2 GB

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50 GB

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Watch Dogs 2 PC Release Date:

29 Nov 2016

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Can I run Watch Dogs 2 at 60FPS on medium at 1080p?

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12:14 Nov-27-2020

When I'm surrounded by buildings average is 43 fps, while roaming around the open areas gives me 75 fps. Any reason to this? all settings are on the lowest.