Alan Wake System Requirements

12th August 2021 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

  • OS: Windows Vista 32-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6545G2 or NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • HDD: 8 GB
  • DirectX 10 Compatible Graphics Card
 

Recommended Requirements

  • OS: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5830 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • HDD: 8 GB
  • DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card
PC System Analysis For Alan Wake Requirements
Alan Wake requires at least a Radeon HD 5830 or GeForce GTX 285 to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. System memory required for Alan Wake is 4 GB performance memory. Recommended needs around a 15 year old PC to run.
FPS System Benchmark
200+ FPS
High
Graphics Card
8.3
How well optimised is Alan Wake for PC? 7.3
7.3
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Genres: Adventure
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Alan Wake System Requirements

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Recommended
Processor
Graphics Card
VRAM
RAM
2 GB
4 GB
OS
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows 7 64-bit
DirectX
10
11
HDD Space
8 GB
8 GB

Alan Wake PC Release Date:

2 Mar 2012

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Can I run Alan Wake?
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22:17 Sep-21-2017
Can I run Alan Wake at 30FPS at 720p?
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Hello, can I run this game? I did read that it has great optimalization, but GD writes that I can't run it :/

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20:56 Aug-01-2017

I have an x mark on my cpu... running this game on 1080p on low settings. Avg Fps= 45

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21:29 Apr-23-2017
Can I run Alan Wake at 60FPS on ultra at 1080p?
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16:05 May-08-2017

I voted yes because...i can run it on high

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22:15 Dec-22-2015

Any chance I can run this at decent settings and FPS? I've heard it has bad optimization.

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22:24 Dec-22-2015

hi buddy :), you definitely can run it on medium setting at your resolution , the game is well optimized as i have test it on my own . enjoy

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06:04 Mar-22-2016

im running it in high 30fps don worry

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15:32 Nov-19-2015

Works on max settings,pretty smooth :) and the game is fun too :D

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05:20 Nov-05-2015

can i run it??

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15:42 Nov-20-2015

Yes u can... low-middle

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12:58 Jul-19-2015

my pc meets the minimum requirements for this game but i still get very low fps. what should i do????

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13:31 Sep-04-2015

The game is very , very badly optimised. Even I am getting pretty annoying FPS , around 60-70 , I dont consider that normal

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23:42 Jun-27-2015

can i max this game out ?

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08:16 Jul-25-2015

Hmm, I don't think so. Way too underpowered.

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20:11 Jun-18-2015

one of the best games i've ever played. Beautifal storyline, played the whole game in 2 days! Realy Awesome, i hope that the make Alan Wake 2 in the near future!

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11:32 Jul-30-2017

. 2017. still no Alan Wake 2.

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13:34 Jun-17-2015

any chance i can run it? at least in low ?

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15:43 Nov-20-2015

of curse you can... in low

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20:49 Nov-21-2015

actually not. thanks for the reply xD

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23:22 Nov-21-2015

that's weird, because I ran that game a few months ago with a pc ...
dual core 2.6ghz
3GB ram
1GB video (old gt8600 GS)


even to assassin's creed 1 goes slow on this pc

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17:34 Nov-22-2015

I could run maybe but couldnt launch, on launch said my gpu doesnt support some msa xx or something like that i think

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05:01 Nov-23-2015

mmm.. i see now, i had that problem with some games on my old pc...i think there are ways to fix that ( but i dont really know)

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22:00 Jan-06-2015

Any chance i can run this game?

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06:23 Apr-22-2015

Maybe you could try on Low settings at 1280x720 resolution, wiith all options off.

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20:10 Dec-27-2014

Can I run this game? If so, at what settings?

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Low settings at 1366x768. :)

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23:33 Dec-19-2014

Can i run and what settings ?

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09:58 Feb-12-2015

yes high settings :)

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Can I run this?

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22:26 Oct-21-2014

Can I run this?

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21:12 Nov-22-2014

I played Alan Wake with everything on Low and got 25-30 fps,I think your PC should be able to run it.

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11:25 Sep-19-2014

I think i can't run this game but !!! Still ..... Settings for me ???

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14:34 Oct-17-2014

Try at low settings at 1280*768 maybe? I think you passed the minimum req's, like me hehe.

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18:12 Oct-20-2014

:-) Thanxs dude !

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18:25 Aug-06-2014

Anybody Suggest Settings for me :p

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09:58 Feb-12-2015

low-med settings :)

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17:53 Aug-06-2014

can i run this game?

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09:59 Feb-12-2015

low settings

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15:12 Aug-02-2014

settings and fps?

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09:59 Feb-12-2015

max 60+

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