Remedy has just released the official final PC system requirements for its upcoming horror survival game, Alan Wake 2. These PC specs detail both the game’s rasterized and Ray Tracing/Path Tracing versions.
To play the game in 4K/High Settings, you’ll need a super strong graphics card like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 or AMD Radeon RX 7800XT. That’s with DLSS/FSR Performance Mode, targeting 60fps. So yeah, you’ll definitely need a really powerful GPU for this game.
It’s kind of interesting that Remedy didn’t mention any AMD GPUs for the game’s Path Tracing Mode. So, even if you have a strong AMD GPU like the Radeon RX 7900XTX, it might not provide high framerates for smooth gaming.
In the NVIDIA camp, Remedy recommends an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 for Medium/PathTracing/1080p. This GPU targets a 60fps experience with DLSS 3 Performance Mode. That’s presumably with Frame Generation. For 4K/High/Path Tracing, Remedy recommends an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080.
As we’ve mentioned before, Alan Wake 2 is one of the early games to use DLSS 3.5. DLSS 3.5 introduces Ray Reconstruction which makes games with Ray Tracing/Path Tracing look even better. Unlike Frame Generation, DLSS 3.5’s Ray Reconstruction works on all RTX GPUs, including the RTX 20 series.
Remedy will release Alan Wake 2 on October 27th. For what it’s worth, the team has not provided us with a review code. As such, we won’t have a PC Performance Analysis article at launch. However, we’ll be sure to test the game when it comes out and share our initial performance impressions.
Stay tuned for more!
