Total War: Shogun 2 System Requirements Announced

Conquering 16th century Japan will be no simple task. You'll need to recruit a massive army, forge alliances, and possess a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card.

Creative Assembly provided the recommended and minimum system specs for Total War: Shogun 2 today. The game's due on the PC on March 15th so you've got some time to build up your army - er, RAM.

Minimum Specs:

  • 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
  • 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
  • 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
  • 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
  • 20GB free hard disk space

Recommended Specs:

  • 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent
  • 2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
  • AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics cards or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
  • 1280x1024 minimum screen resolution
  • 20GB free hard disk space
Pete Haas

Staff Writer at CinemaBlend.