Game
Windows
XCOM 2
2016 Firaxis Games 2K
Strategy
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
System requirements (vendor, as published)
Minimum
Minimum:
OS *: Windows® 7, 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 45 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 and 2013 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
Recommended
Recommended:
OS *: Windows® 7, 64-bit
Processor: 3GHz Quad Core
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Storage: 45 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Verbatim requirements from the vendor. We do not convert them into laptop scores — vendor listings name desktop-class hardware that laptop models do not map to directly.
Can you run XCOM 2? Popular laptop GPU verdicts
| GPU | Avg FPS | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q | 27 | ✗ Low |
| GeForce GTX 1050 with Max-Q Design | 27 | ✗ Low |
| GeForce GTX 960M | 19 | ✗ Low |
| GeForce GTX 860M | 14 | ✗ Low |
| GeForce GTX 850M | 13 | ✗ Low |
Average FPS on the high graphics preset across our measured sources; verdicts follow the same dictionary as the FPS tables (✓ ≥60 · ⚠ 30-59 · ✗ <30).
We have no measured results for a phone version of this game yet.