Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 system requirements are out, and you probably won't need to buy a new PC to play it

(Image credit: Focus Entertainment)

After what could fairly be called a bumpy ride to the finish line, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is now just a month away from release, and that puts it close enough that we can finally lay our eyes on the official system requirements.

The good news is that you won't need a supercharged gaming rig to play Space Marine 2, as long as you don't mind easing up a bit on the eye candy. Even the recommended spec isn't excessively demanding, although it's interesting that it targets just 60 fps at 1920x1080. For those who are packing supercharged PCs, a 4K specification hasn't been posted, so on that front—for now, at least—you'll just have to try your luck and see how it goes.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 PC system requirements — (Image credit: Saber Interactive)

Minimum (1920x1080, 30 fps, low graphics preset)

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel Core i5-8600K
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 6 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 580 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 75 GB available space

Recommended (1920x1080, 60 fps, ultra graphics preset)

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-12700
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 8 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 75 GB available space

System requirements are always more suggestions than hard-and-fast rules, but it sounds to me like Saber Interactive has managed to tighten things up a bit since our 2023 preview, in which associate editor Ted Litchfield said he had to drop to "medium" graphics preset in order to achieve a stable 60 fps at 1440p on his RTX 3070 GPU. But even at that, he noted at the time, "Space Marine 2 is still a treat to look at," with an "almost candy-like look of a well-painted plastic miniature impersonating metal."

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The combat at the time, alas, was somewhat less impressive, which ultimately led to a delay that ate up the better part of a year and, earlier this year, the cancellation of a planned public beta test so developers could focus on "optimization, polish and fixing remaining issues" instead. Whether that was time well spent remains to be seen, but we sure liked the look of the most recent trailer, a grandiose showcase of evil space bugs getting squashed by giant space zealots.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 comes out on September 9 and will be available for PC on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.