StarCraft 2 is a popular video game available on both Windows and macOS. However, to make sure the game can run properly on your computer, you’d better check the StarCraft 2 system requirements at first. Read this post provided by MiniTool Partition Wizard to get more information.
About StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 is a science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
The game encompasses three species: the Terrans (humans), the Zerg (a super-species of assimilated life forms), and the Protoss (a technologically advanced species with vast psionic powers). Each race has its own personality and playstyle, with specialized units and buildings. During the gameplay, you can choose one to master, or play all three.
It provides four game modes, including Story Campaign, Versus Mode (multiplayer competition, Co-op Missions (social and collaborative cooperation), and Custom and Arcade Games (specialized custom games in the Arcade). Story Campaign and Co-op Missions are wonderful for new players.
If you are interested in this game, you can visit the official website of StarCraft 2 to download the installer and install it on your PC. But before that, you need to check the StarCraft 2 system requirements to make sure it can run properly on your device.
StarCraft 2 System Requirements PC
Here are the minimum and recommended system requirements for StarCraft 2 on Microsoft Windows and macOS. Check your PC specifications and compare them with the system requirements. If your PC meets the requirements, you can play the game without problems. Otherwise, you’d better give up the game or upgrade the hardware.
Minimum System Requirements for StarCraft 2
For Windows PC, the following specifications are required to run StarCraft 2:
- Operating System: Windows 7/8 /10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+
- Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7600 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 XT or Intel® HD Graphics 3000 or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 30 GB available HD space
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection
- Media: DVD-ROM drive
- Resolution: 1024X768 minimum display resolution
For Mac PC, check the requirements below:
- Operating System: OS X 10.12 (latest version)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
- Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 30 GB available HD space
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection
- Media: DVD-ROM drive
- Resolution: 1024X768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements for StarCraft 2
If you want to get high performance while playing the game, your PC needs to meet the recommended system requirements for StarCraft 2. Here is that for Windows PCs.
- Operating System: Windows® 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD FX Series Processor or better
- Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 30 GB available HD space
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection
- Media: DVD-ROM drive
- Resolution: 1024X768 minimum display resolution
Of course, to enjoy the game with high performance on Mac, the system specifications are required as below.
- Operating System: macOS® 10.15 (latest version)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 or better
- Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 775M or AMD Radeon™ R9 M290X or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Storage: 30 GB available HD space
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection
- Media: DVD-ROM drive
- Resolution: 1024X768 minimum display resolution
