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Spec Ops: The Line — 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: YAGER · Publisher: 2K, Missing Link Games · Released: Jun 29, 2012 · Genres: Action, Adventure
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — Spec Ops: The Line
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 XP SP3 | Windows Vista/7 |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 equivalent | 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Hard Disk Space | 6 GB free | 10 GB free |
| Video Card | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600XT (256 MB memory) | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512+ MB memory) |
| DirectX® | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Sound | DirectX Compatible | DirectX Compatible |
| Additional | Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include: STEAM Client, Microsoft Direct X, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 RedistributableCompatible | Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include: STEAM Client, Microsoft Direct X, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 RedistributableCompatible |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (an older GeForce card). 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 Spec Ops: The Line.
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