Not yet measured
Natural Selection 2 — 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: Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Publisher: Unknown Worlds Entertainment, KRAFTON, Inc. · Released: Oct 30, 2012 · Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — Natural Selection 2
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 | 7 64-Bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-Bit | 7 64-Bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-Bit |
| Processor | Dual-core processor 2.4 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo, i3), 2.6 GHz (AMD Athlon or FX) | Quad-core processor 3.2 GHz (Intel i5, i7) or 3.6 GHz (AMD Ryzen, FX or Athlon) |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | DirectX 11 compatible dedicated video card with 2 GB VRAM | DirectX 11 compatible dedicated video card with 4GB VRAM |
| DirectX® | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Hard Drive | 13 GB HD space | 13 GB HD space |
| Other Requirements | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (integrated graphics). 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 Natural Selection 2.
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