SILENT HILL 2

SILENT HILL 2: PC requirements and GPU selection

Atmospheric lighting and dense effects reward frame-time stability. The official rows still do not guarantee every scene or driver state.

Guide revised: Official source checked 2026-08-18
Original foggy lakeside town artwork for the Silent Hill 2 GPU guide

BUYING INTERPRETATION

Before spending

For a purchase aimed at this game, look for tests in demanding sections with ray tracing set as you intend. A video with unspecified settings is not enough to decide.

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DLSS ✓

DLSS compatibility status

Supported — confirmed in NVIDIA's catalog
  • Multi Frame Generation
  • Frame Generation
  • Super Resolution
  • DLAA
NVIDIA catalog checked 2026-08-21. Absence from the catalog does not prove permanent incompatibility.Check NVIDIA's official catalog ↗

PRIMARY SOURCE

Official PC requirements

ProfileOfficial targetOfficial GPUCPU · RAMVRAM · storage
MinimumMinimum · target not statedGTX 1070 Ti · RX 5700Core i7-6700K / Ryzen 5 360016 GB8 GB50 GB SSD
RecommendedRecommended · target not statedRTX 2080 · RX 6800 XTCore i7-8700K / Ryzen 5 3600X16 GB8 GB50 GB SSD

WHOLE SYSTEM

The limits that can change the answer

CPU

Core i7-6700K / Ryzen 5 3600; Core i7-8700K / Ryzen 5 3600X

RAM

Official profiles span 16 GB.

VRAM

Official profiles state 8 GB where specified.

Storage

Official profiles state up to 50 GB; keep extra room for patches.

GPU COMPARATOR

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METHOD

Evidence, method and limitations

These buying suggestions are based on published requirements, not GPUStores benchmarks. Game updates and the rest of your PC can change the result.

An unspecified value remains unknown. Confirm delivered price and stock with the retailer before buying.

Our comparison method →Open the official source ↗

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