Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition System Requirements

Official minimum and recommended PC requirements for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, taken from its Steam store listing. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition currently has 14,885 players in game.

Minimum — PC / Windows

OS	Windows 10 64bit
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+
Memory	4 GB RAM
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM
DirectX	Version 11
Network	Broadband Internet connection
Storage	15 GB available space
Additional Notes	2GB of video memory + 4GB of system memory required

Recommended — PC / Windows

OS	Windows 10 64bit
Processor	2.4 Ghz i5 or greater or AMD equivalent
Memory	8 GB RAM
Graphics	Nvidia® GTX 650 or AMD HD 5850 or better
DirectX	Version 11
Network	Broadband Internet connection
Storage	15 GB available space

Minimum — macOS

Requires an Apple processor
OS	macOS 15.7
Processor	Apple M1 (8‑core CPU)/Apple A18 Pro (6-core CPU) or better
Memory	8 GB RAM
Graphics	Apple M1 (7‑core GPU)/Apple A18 Pro (5-core GPU) or better
Storage	16 GB available space

Will my PC run Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?

Compare each row above with your own hardware. Meeting the minimum specification targets roughly 30 FPS at 1080p on low settings; the recommended specification targets around 60 FPS at 1080p on medium to high. Use the VRAM calculator to check whether your graphics card has enough memory for your resolution, and the PSU calculator before an upgrade.

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