Arrowhead Game Studios · 2024 · Co-op Shooter
Helldivers 2 is Arrowhead Game Studios’ cooperative third-person shooter, built on their in-house engine with large-scale on-screen destruction and enemy counts that scale GPU demand quickly in busy fights.
It’s a solidly mid-to-high demanding title, particularly at higher settings with many enemies and effects on screen at once.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD RX 470 | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600XT |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 135 GB | 40 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
Source: the publisher's own officially listed system requirements (view source). Actual performance still depends on drivers, background load and in-game settings.
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Co-op shooters with large enemy counts on screen (swarms, destructible terrain, chaotic effects) put steady load on both the CPU and GPU at the same time, so a bottleneck here tends to show up as dropped frames specifically during the busiest fights rather than a flat, consistently low average.
The jump from 8GB to 16GB of RAM between the minimum and recommended spec is where Helldivers 2 stops paging textures and level data from disk mid-play — below 16GB, that shows up as short stutters and pop-in rather than a flat drop in average framerate. At roughly 135GB, plan storage for Helldivers 2 the same way you would for any modern title: an NVMe SSD keeps load times and texture streaming noticeably smoother than a hard drive at the same free-space total. The official listing for Helldivers 2 gives 135GB at the minimum tier but only 40GB at the recommended tier; the larger figure is the safe one to plan around, which is why this page uses 135GB.
At 16GB, Helldivers 2 asks for as much recommended RAM as any of the other 15 games we cover. 9 others ask for the same amount. Its 135GB install ranks #3 of 16 by size, so 2 of the games we cover need more free space.
Games with the closest published requirements (recommended RAM, install size and minimum RAM):
| Game | Recommended RAM | Install size | Recommended GPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 (this page) | 16 GB | 135 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600XT |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 16 GB | 150 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super / AMD RX 5700 XT |
| Grand Theft Auto V: Enhanced | 16 GB | 105 GB | NVIDIA RTX 3060 8GB / AMD RX 6600XT 8GB |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16 GB | 85 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1650 / AMD RX 570 (our suggestion) |
The Bottleneck Calculator treats Helldivers 2 as one of the typical AAA games. Here is which part would set the frame rate on 6 pairings from budget to high-end at high settings; each pairing links to its full page.
| CPU + GPU | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600 | GPU-limited | GPU-limited |
| Core i5-12400F + RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | Balanced | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 7 5700X3D + RX 6800 | GPU-limited | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 7 5700X3D + RTX 5070 | CPU ~14% | GPU-limited |
| Core i5-13600K + RTX 5070 Ti | CPU ~25% | GPU-limited |
| Core i9-14900K + RTX 4090 | CPU ~31% | Balanced |
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What the parts in the table above do: CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD.
8GB is the publisher's stated minimum, meaning Helldivers 2 will start and run, but 16GB (the recommended figure) avoids the stuttering that comes from paging assets off your storage drive mid-session. Use our RAM calculator to check your exact total against everything else you run alongside it.
For Helldivers 2, the GPU is the more common limiting part at higher resolutions and settings — our PC Bottleneck Calculator breaks this down by your exact CPU and GPU pairing instead of a generic rule of thumb.
Plan for at least 135GB free, not exactly 135GB — day-one patches, DLC and shader/texture caches routinely add several more gigabytes after install. Our Storage Calculator can help you plan an upgrade if you are close to full.
The publisher lists NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD RX 470 as the minimum and NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600XT as the recommended graphics card for Helldivers 2. To see how your own card is likely to perform at your resolution, try our FPS Calculator, and check memory needs with the GPU VRAM Calculator.
The publisher lists Windows 10 64-bit for both the minimum and recommended specs of Helldivers 2.