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The Darkness II — 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: Digital Extremes · Publisher: 2K · Released: Feb 9, 2012 · Genres: Action
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — The Darkness II
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/Vista/7 | Windows XP/Vista/7 |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ | 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor |
| Memory | 1.5GB RAM | 2GB RAM |
| Hard Disk Space | 10GB | 10GB |
| Video Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 | 512+ MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX |
| Sound | DirectX Compatible | DirectX Compatible |
| Additional | Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download) | Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download) |
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 The Darkness II.
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