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DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: FromSoftware, Inc. · Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc. · Released: Apr 1, 2015 · Genres: Action, RPG
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) | Recommended (Steam) |
|---|---|---|
| OS * | Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit | Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit |
| Processor | AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz | AMD® FX 8150 3.6 GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 2600 3.4 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750, ATI Radeon™ HD 7850 |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 23 GB available space | 23 GB available space |
| Sound Card | DirectX 11 sound device | DirectX 11 sound device |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (GTX 750). The demand level classifies the publisher's published requirements only; it is not a benchmark result and predicts no frame rate.
Benchmark status
Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin.
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