Red Dead Redemption 2
- Developer
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher
- Take-Two Interactive
- Released
- 26 October 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £14.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter, role-playing-rpg, adventure
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epic tale of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the infamous Van der Linde gang, on the run across America at the dawn of the modern age.
Best gaming PC for Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Red Dead Redemption 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Take-Two Interactive on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 - 64-bit | Windows 10 - 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300 | Intel® Core™ i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB |
| Storage | 150 GB | 150 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Red Dead Redemption 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.