Dota 2 System Requirements Test Results

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Requirement Your System Result
Intel Pentium D 915
Intel Core i5-12400F
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NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
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Memory icon4 GB RAM Memory icon16 GB RAM Check icon

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Requirement Your System Result
Intel Core i3-2120
Intel Core i5-12400F
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
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Memory icon8 GB RAM Memory icon16 GB RAM Check icon

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What frame rate does Dota 2 run at?

Avg FPS CPU GPU RAM
216 Intel Core i7-14700KF NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 32 GB
156 Intel Core i5-10400 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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

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Dota 2 System Requirements - full specs, system checker and the gaming PC setup you need.

Dota 2 minimum requirements

  • Memory: 4 GB
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
  • CPU: Intel Pentium D 915
  • File Size: 15 GB
  • OS: Windows 7 or newer

Dota 2 recommended specs

  • Memory: 8 GB
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
  • CPU: Intel Core i3-2120
  • File Size: 15 GB
  • OS: Windows 10

Dota 2 Mac OS system requirements (minimum)

  • Memory:4 GB
  • Graphics Card:NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
  • CPU:Intel Pentium D 915
  • File Size:15 GB
  • OS:OS X Mavericks 10.9 or newer

Dota 2 Linux system requirements (minimum)

  • Memory:4 GB
  • Graphics Card:Intel HD 3000
  • CPU:Intel Pentium D 915
  • File Size:15 GB
  • OS:Ubuntu 12.04 or newer

Dota 2 Details

Dota 2 PC Specs
   Player Count 277,101 Players (Last 24 Hours)
   Review Score 90 / 100
   Download Dota 2 Download
   Developer Valve
   Publisher Valve
   Categories Action Strategy Free to Play
   Dota 2 Release Date 9th of July 2013
What is Dota 2?

Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.