Dota 2 System Requirements

The Dota 2 system requirements require at least 15 GB free storage space to install the game. The minimum CPU required is equivalent to an Intel Pentium D 915, however, the recommended CPU is an Intel Core i3-2120. You'll need a minimum of 4 GB RAM however we'd recommend 8 GB for the best experience. Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT graphics card you can play the game. However, a graphics card equivalent to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 will make for a better experience.

Dota 2 FPS Fix

Even while using a high end PC, you could still experience minor lag or FPS issues while playing Dota 2. To open up an FPS counter inside of Dota 2, simply open Dashboard > Gear > Options > To Advanced Options, and then enable the “Display Network Information” this will show your FPS and your ping.

• The quick and easy way to improve FPS is to try using Fullscreen mode instead of windowed borderless, this will completely focus your computer on the game only.
• You could also increase the CPU priority of Dota 2, this can be done in the steam menu properties, once you are here click on “Set launch options” and simply type in -high to increase the priority of the game.
• Another method for increasing performance is to lower your gameplay resolution. If you are using 1080p try lowering to 720p, doing this will mean that the game will require less pixels allowing a better performance for the pixels that are being shown.
• Turning off the atmospheric fog, ambient creatures and world lighting can help improve frame rate without any significant loss in visual quality
  
• If you don’t mind certain areas being a little rough around the edges, turning off anti-aliasing, specular lighting, and high quality water can net you a big boost in performance.
  
• If you’re still struggling to get the frame rate you want, you can turn down shadow quality and render quality - though be warned that this will effect the visuals considerably.
  
• Unless you’re experiencing a lot of screen tearing you should keep Vsync turned off, as it can cause visual and input lag.
  
• Lastly, disabling the steam overlay can also help considerably.

Overall, as a competitive online game, frame rate is very important in Dota 2. If you can’t hit a consistent 60 frames per second, especially during heated moments of combat where the particle effects fill the screen, you’re going to have more trouble reacting to the game and keeping track of activity. However, you don’t want to crank the settings too low if you can help it. Turning off all the graphics options can result in visual elements blending together, and if you can’t pick out an important detail from the surroundings it can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

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Dota 2 will run on PC system with Windows 7 or newer and upwards. Additionally it has Mac and Linux versions.

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Dota 2 FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on Dota 2? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how Dota 2 performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups.

What frame rate does Dota 2 run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
224	Intel Core i7-14700KF	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER	32 GB
109	Intel Core i7-9700K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	16 GB
65	Intel Core i3-7100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050	8 GB
56	Intel Core i5-3470	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	16 GB
38	Intel Core i3-10110U	Intel UHD	8 GB

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