Halo Wars 2 is a sequel to original real-time strategy spin-off Halo Wars. Set within the Halo universe, Halo Wars 2 pitches the Humans vs the Covenant in all out war. It's got some pedigree behind it this time as well - Total War developers Creative Assembly are working on Halo Wars 2.

Halo Wars 2 System Requirements

10 Jan 2017 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz
RAM: 6 GB System Memory
GPU RAM: 2GB Video Memory
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 2GB
DX: DirectX 12
HDD: 25 GB Installation Size

Official Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
RAM: 8 GB System Memory
GPU RAM: 4 GB Video Memory
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
DX: DirectX 12
HDD: 25 GB Installation Size

PC System Analysis For Halo Wars 2 Requirements

Halo Wars 2 would require a relatively high performance PC to run at 1080p and high graphics and 60 frames per second. Although we expect it will get very CPU hungry when lots of units appear in later stages of Halo Wars 2. Early indications suggest a GTX 950 or R9 370X graphics card, coupled with a Intel i5 or AMD Phenom 2 X4 975 and 8GB RAM

FPS System Benchmark

70 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Halo Wars 2 for PC? Halo Wars 2 is well optimized

7.7

Where does Halo Wars 2 rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Strategy, Sci fi, War

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Minimum Requirements

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Core i5-2500 3.3GHz

FX-4350

GeForce GTX 650 2GB

Radeon HD 7750 MSI PMD 2GB DDR3 Edi...

2 GB

6 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

25 GB

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Core i5-4460 3.2GHz

FX-8150

GeForce GTX 960 2GB

Radeon RX 460 4GB

2 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

25 GB

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Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz

FX-8350

GeForce GTX 1060

Radeon RX 480 4GB

4 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

25 GB

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Halo Wars 2 PC Release Date:

21 Feb 2017

Alternative Game Tags: halo, halo wars, halo wars 2, creative assembly, halo strategy, halowars 2

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