We are now less than three weeks before developer Ninja Theory and publisher Microsoft will release the first big first-party Xbox game. The action-adventure game Senua"s Saga: Hellblade 2 is due to launch as a digital-only title May 21 for Xbox Series X\S and also for the PC.
With pre-orders now available for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, today we’d like to share our PC system requirements to help you get the best experience come May 21st.
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Today, Ninja Theory posted the hardware requirements for running Hellblade 2 for PC players on its X (formerly Twitter) account, ranging from the minimal requirements to the highest level:
Minimum
- Graphics Preset: Low @ 1080p
- Processor: Intel i5-8400/AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070/AMD RX 5700/Intel Arc A580
- VRAM: 6GB
- System Ram: 16 GB
- Storage: 70 GB SSD
- OS: 64 Bit Windows 10/11
Medium
- Graphics Preset: Low @ 1080p
- Processor: Intel i5-9600/AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- GPU: Nvidia RTX 2070/AMD RX 5700 XT/Intel Arc A580
- VRAM: 8GB
- System Ram: 16 GB
- Storage: 70 GB SSD
- OS: 64 Bit Windows 10/11
Recommended
- Graphics Preset: High @ 1440p
- Processor: Intel i7-10700K/AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080/AMD RX 6700 XT/Intel Arc A580
- VRAM: 8 GB
- System Ram: 16 GB
- Storage: 70 GB SSD
- OS: 64 Bit Windows 10/11
Very High
- Graphics Preset: High @ 4k
- Processor: Intel i5-12600K/AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- GPU: Nvidia RTX 4080/AMD RX 7900 XTX
- VRAM: 12 GB
- System Ram: 16 GB
- Storage: 70 GB SSD
- OS: 64 Bit Windows 10/11
You should note that Hellblade 2 will require an SSD to run, no matter the level of PC system requirements. Also, Ninja Theory says that players who want higher resolution and more framerates in the game can use Nvidia"s DLSS 3, AMD"s FSR 3, and Intel"s XESS 1.3 graphics technology if their graphics card supports those features.