Gaming
Can I run XCOM 2?
XCOM 2 by Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux): the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
- GPU
- 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 45 GB
- OS
- Windows 7, 64-bit; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- 3GHz Quad Core
- GPU
- 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 45 GB
- OS
- Windows 7, 64-bit; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Check your laptop
Which laptops can reach 4 GB of RAM?
291 of 317 laptops in our database support at least 4 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.
Where these requirements come from
- Valve (Steam) — XCOM 2 on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/20/2026
- minimum: 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.
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