Can My PC Run Dota 2?

Game details

Developer

Valve

Publisher

Valve

Released

9 July 2013

Engine

Source 2

About Dota 2

Dota 2 supports DirectX 11 and Vulkan and scales down well. Its Vulkan renderer often performs better on AMD hardware and on Linux via Proton.

Common questions about running Dota 2

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

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What PC do I need for Dota 2?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, AMD HD 2600/3600

Processor

Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz

Memory

4 GB RAM

Storage

60 GB

Operating system

Windows 7 or newer

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Dota 2?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the NVIDIA GeF named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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