Blizzard Entertainment · 2022 · Hero Shooter
Overwatch 2 is Blizzard’s team-based hero shooter, deliberately engineered to run at high frame rates on a wide range of hardware, since competitive shooters depend on responsiveness more than visual fidelity.
Its requirements are among the lowest of the newer titles in this list.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom X3 8650 | Intel Core i7 / AMD Ryzen 5 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 600 series / AMD Radeon HD 7000 series | NVIDIA GTX 1060/1650 / AMD R9 380/RX 6400 |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 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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Hero shooters mix competitive pacing with more elaborate character abilities and effects than a straight tactical shooter, so they sit between the two: a mid-range GPU is usually the limiting part at high framerates, more than the CPU.
The jump from 6GB to 8GB of RAM between the minimum and recommended spec is where Overwatch 2 stops paging textures and level data from disk mid-play — below 8GB, that shows up as short stutters and pop-in rather than a flat drop in average framerate. At roughly 50GB, plan storage for Overwatch 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.
Overwatch 2 recommends 8GB of RAM; 12 of the other 15 games we cover recommend more. 2 others ask for the same amount. Its 50GB install ranks #11 of 16 by size, so 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overwatch 2 (this page) | 8 GB | 50 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1060/1650 / AMD R9 380/RX 6400 |
| Apex Legends | 8 GB | 75 GB | NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 |
| Valorant | 8 GB | 25 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 / AMD Radeon R7 240 |
| League of Legends | 4 GB | 16 GB | NVIDIA GTX 560 / AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
The Bottleneck Calculator treats Overwatch 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Core i5-12400F + RX 6600 | GPU-limited | GPU-limited |
| Core i5-12400F + RTX 3060 Ti | GPU-limited | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | CPU ~12% | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 5 7600 + RX 7900 GRE | CPU ~8% | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 5 7600 + RX 9070 XT | CPU ~27% | GPU-limited |
| Core i7-13700K + RTX 5080 | CPU ~28% | GPU-limited |
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What the parts in the table above do: CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD.
6GB is the publisher's stated minimum, meaning Overwatch 2 will start and run, but 8GB (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 Overwatch 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 50GB free, not exactly 50GB — 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 600 series / AMD Radeon HD 7000 series as the minimum and NVIDIA GTX 1060/1650 / AMD R9 380/RX 6400 as the recommended graphics card for Overwatch 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 Overwatch 2.