Silent Hill 2 (Remake) is Bloober Team's version of the 2001 psychological horror classic, rebuilt with modern Unreal Engine 5. James Sunderland travels to the foggy, unsettling town of Silent Hill after receiving a mysterious letter from his dead wife Mary — every monster and event he encounters there is actually a reflection of his own repressed guilt and trauma. The remake preserves the original's psychological depth and symbolic storytelling while shifting the camera to third-person (replacing the original's fixed cameras), modernizing the combat system, and creating a visually striking atmosphere. Anticipated meticulously by series fans, this remake earned widespread praise for staying faithful to the original's legacy.
| Graphics Card (GPU) | Estimated FPS |
|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 100 |
| RTX 4070 SUPER | 100 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 73 |
| RTX 3060 | 62 |
| GTX 1660 SUPER | 45 |
Calculated at 1080p · High settings, with Ryzen 7 7700X held constant.
Minimum System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580, Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 16 GB. Recommended System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB.
With our reference setup (1080p, High settings, Ryzen 7 7700X), FPS Driver estimates about 100 FPS in Silent Hill 2 (Remake) on the RTX 4090, 73 FPS on the RTX 4060 Ti and 45 FPS on the GTX 1660 SUPER. Pick your exact hardware in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
For Silent Hill 2 (Remake), the minimum configuration is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580, Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 16 GB, while the recommended one is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB. Minimum requirements are the least hardware needed to run the game at its lowest settings, usually around 30 FPS. Recommended requirements are the hardware suggested for a smoother experience at medium-high settings, typically around 60 FPS.
In large open-world and story-driven games, the biggest gains usually come from lowering draw distance, volumetric effects, shadows and ray tracing, while keeping texture quality as high as your VRAM allows. Silent Hill 2 (Remake) recommends 16 GB of RAM, so check your memory before changing any other setting. Keep your graphics card drivers up to date, lower a few graphics settings (shadows, reflections, draw distance), close unnecessary background apps, and try disabling V-Sync. If you're considering a hardware upgrade: Hardware By Game