Can My PC Run S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl?

Game details

Developer

GSC Game World

Publisher

GSC Game World

Released

20 March 2007

About S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.

What PC do I need for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl?

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

Graphics card

256 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible card* / nVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 GT / ATI Radeon® HD 2900 XT

Processor

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 / AMD 64 X2 4200+

Memory

2 GB RAM

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista (SP1)

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

Can my laptop run S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl?

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 256 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible card* 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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