Destiny 2
2019ActionFree
- Min
- GTX 1050 Ti · 6 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1060 6GB · 8 GB RAM
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- AMD
- Family
- Ryzen 5
- Generation
- Zen+
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 3.4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 3.9 GHz
- Socket
- AM4
- TDP
- 65 W
- Released
- 2018
- Integrated graphics
- No — a separate graphics card is required
Relative performance
Multi-thread
68
Rendering, compiling, encoding, simulation
Single-thread
79
Games, and anything latency-sensitive
Both indexes are normalised so an Intel Core i5-12400F scores 100. They are editorial estimates used for ranking and comparison, not measured benchmark results.
Games that recommend the AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Publishers name this processor in their recommended specification.
Dispatch
2025Action
- Min
- 2 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1050 · 16 GB RAM
TEKKEN 8
2024Action
- Min
- 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 2070 · 16 GB RAM
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024Action
- Min
- GTX 750 Ti · 6 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 970 · 8 GB RAM
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
2021Action
- Min
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 · 4 GB RAM
- Rec
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 · 6 GB RAM
Borderlands 3
2020Action
- Min
- Radeon™ HD 7970 · 6 GB RAM
- Rec
- Radeon™ RX 590 · 16 GB RAM
Stray
2022Action
- Min
- GTX 650 Ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 780 · 8 GB RAM
The Ascent
2021Action
- Min
- GTX 660 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1070 · 16 GB RAM
Games that list the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 as a minimum
Starfield
2023Action
- Min
- RX 5700 · 16 GB RAM
- Rec
- RX 6800 XT · 16 GB RAM
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
2025Action
- Min
- GTX 1060 (6GB) · 16 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 4070 · 32 GB RAM
Cities: Skylines II
2023Strategy
- Min
- GTX 970 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3080 · 16 GB RAM
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
2024Action
- Min
- GTX 1070 · 16 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3080 · 16 GB RAM
DayZ
2018Action
- Min
- GTX 760 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1060 · 12 GB RAM
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON
2023Action
- Min
- GTX 1650 4GB · 12 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1060 6GB · 12 GB RAM
Battlefield 6
2025Action
- Min
- Nvidia RTX 2060 · 16 GB RAM
- Rec
- Nvidia RTX 3060Ti · 16 GB RAM
Hunt: Showdown 1896
2019Action
- Min
- GTX 1650 Super · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT · 12 GB RAM
Applications that name the AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Creative and engineering software whose published system requirements list this processor.
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe · Creative
The industry-standard raster image editor.
- Min
- UHD Graphics 630 (integrated) · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3050 8GB · 16 GB RAM
Blender
Blender Foundation · 3D modelling & animation
Free and open-source 3D creation suite covering modelling, animation and rendering.
- Min
- Graphics card with 2 GB VRAM · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- Graphics card with 8 GB VRAM · 32 GB RAM
DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic Design · Video editing
Editing, colour grading, VFX and audio post in one application.
- Min
- Integrated GPU · 16 GB RAM
- Rec
- Discrete GPU with 8 GB · 32 GB RAM
Unreal Engine 5
Epic Games · Game development
Epic’s real-time 3D engine used for games, film and visualisation.
- Min
- DirectX 11 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3060 12GB · 32 GB RAM
Adobe After Effects
Adobe · Creative
Motion graphics and visual effects compositing software.
- Min
- GPU with 2 GB of GPU memory · 16 GB RAM
- Rec
- GPU with 4 GB of GPU memory · 32 GB RAM
Unity
Unity Technologies · Game development
A cross-platform game engine used widely for 2D, 3D and mobile development.
- Min
- DX10 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3060 12GB · 16 GB RAM
Android Studio
Google · Programming & development
The official IDE for Android application development.
- Min
- Any · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- Any · 16 GB RAM
Docker Desktop
Docker · Virtualisation & containers
Container development environment for Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Min
- Not required · 4 GB RAM
- Rec
- Not required · 16 GB RAM
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