Can I Run Half-Life 2?
Wondering if your PC can run Half-Life 2? Released in 2004, it is a moderate title for modern gaming PCs. Below you can detect your graphics card in the browser and get an exact FPS estimate at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, see how popular GPUs perform, and check the official minimum and recommended system requirements — all without downloading anything.
Will it run on your PC?
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System requirements
Minimum
- CPU
- 1.7 Ghz
- GPU
- DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)
- RAM
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 6500 MB available space
- OS *
- Windows 7, Vista, XP
Half-Life 2 — frequently asked questions
Can I run Half-Life 2 on my PC?
Half-Life 2 is a moderate game. The fastest way to know is to run the instant in-browser check above — it detects your graphics card and shows your estimated FPS in seconds. You can also compare your GPU against the table below.
Is the Half-Life 2 FPS estimate accurate?
Our estimates come from real benchmark data across reference GPUs, interpolated for your card — typically within about 15%. Measured data points are labelled as such, and you can run the in-browser benchmark for a result tuned to your exact PC.
