Tom Clancy's The Division 2 or The Divison 2 is a tactical shooter game that is usually played online. It was developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. The title is released at the same time on PC, PS4 and Xbox One in 2019. In this article, we will see the minimum and recommended configurations to have in order to play this game smoothly. We will also do tests on different graphics cards and talk a little about this most commercialized game by Ubisoft in 2019.
PC requirements for Clancy's The Division 2
Here are the minimum configurations required to play The Division 2 in FullHD (1080p) 30 FPS:
- Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 in 64 bits
- Processor: AMD FX 6350 or Intel Core i5-2500K
- RAM: 8 GB
- Graphics card: AMD R9 280X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 at least)
- DirectX: DirectX 11 or DirectX 12
- Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Hard Disk: 85 GB of available disk space
- Internal: yes in multiplayer and for download
In FullHD (1080p) at 60 FPS, you must have the following configurations to play this title:
- Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 in 64 bits
- Processor: AMD Ryzen5 1500X or Intel Core i7-4790
- RAM: 8 GB
- Graphics card: AMD RX 480 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM with Shader Model 6.0 or better)
- DirectX: DirectX 12
- Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Hard Disk: 85 GB of available disk space
- Internet: 512kb/s upload
According to the publisher's website, you can also use the following graphics cards:
- Nvidia:
GeForce GTX500 series: GeForce GTX560 (2GB VRAM) or more
GeForce GTX600 series: GeForce GTX660 or more
GeForce GTX700 series: GeForce GTX760 or more
GeForce GTX900/Titan series: GeForce GTX960 or more - AMD:
Radeon HD7000 series: Radeon HD7770 (2GB VRAM) or more
Radeon 200 series: Radeon R9 270 or more
Radeon 300/Fury X series: Radeon R9 370 or more
To play this title in UltraHD (1440p) at 60 FPS, you must have at least the following configurations:
- Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 in 64 bits
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X or Intel Core i7-6700K
- RAM: 16 GB
- Graphics card: AMD RX Vega 56 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB VRAM with Shader Model 6.0 or better)
- DirectX: DirectX 12
- Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Hard Disk: 85 GB of available disk space
- Internet: 512kb/s upload
If you want to play this game in 4K, the game publisher Ubisoft recommends that you have the following configurations:
- Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 in 64 bits
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Intel Core i7-8700K
- RAM: 16 GB
- Graphics card: AMD Radeon VII or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 TI (with 11GB VRAM with Shader Model 6.0 or better)
- DirectX: DirectX 12
- Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Hard Disk: 85 GB of available disk space
- Internet: 512kb/s upload
It should be noted that Tom Clancy's The Division 2 can be used multi-screen. To do this, simply adjust the settings in the game Settings menu. In this case, publisher Ubisoft recommends activating AMD Eyefinity or Nvidia Surround.
Benchmarking for the game Clancy's The Division 2
We will test this game on different graphics cards on 3 different resolutions: 1080p, 1440p and 2160p.
On FullHD 1080p resolution, the following 2 cards obtain a frame rate below 60 FPS: the RX 570 at 47 FPS and the RX 580 at 52 FPS. The following graphics cards perform better by achieving frame rates above 60 FPS: the GTX 1660 Ti at 63 FPS, the GTX 1070 at 67 FPS, the RTX 2060 at 74 FPS, the GTX 1080 at 85 FPS, the RTX 2070 at 93 FPS, the GTX 1080 Ti at 110 FPS, the RTX 2080 at 111 FPS and the RTX 2080 Ti at 139 FPS.
At UltraHD 1440p resolution, the following cards provide an image with a frame rate of less than 60: the RX 570 at 28 FPS, the RX 580 at 32 FPS, the GTX 1660 Ti at 44 FPS, the GTX 1070 at 47 FPS, the RTX 2060 at 52 FPS, the GTX 1080 at 59 FPS. The following cards are, however, more efficient and obtain a higher frame rate per second: the RTX 2070 at 66 FPS, the GTX 1080 Ti at 79 FPS, the RTX 2080 at 80 FPS, the RTX 2080 Ti at 101 FPS.
Now let's test this title on 4K 2160p resolution. The following cards are less than 60 FPS: RX 570 at 12 FPS, RX 580 at 20 FPS, GTX 1660 Ti at 22 FPS, GTX 1070 at 25 FPS, RTX 2060 at 28 FPS, GTX 1080 at 43 FPS, the RTX 2070 at 37 FPS, the GTX 1080 Ti at 43 FPS, the RTX 2080 at 45 FPS, the RTX 2080 Ti at 57 FPS. To hope to play in 4K at more than 60 FPS, you would need an RTX 3080 . With the latter we can have 69 FPS in 4K.
About Clancy's The Division 2
This game is based on the in-house Snowdrop engine. It's an action RPG shooter. With this title, gamers can visit different monuments and notable places such as the White House, the Capitol, Space Museum, Space Museum in the USA. After 30 hours of play, you can reach the maximum level (level 30). Once you gain this level, you can have bonuses and specialization such as sniper, demolitionist, gunner, survivalist, arsonist and technician. You can therefore improve your combat capability as well as your military arsenal.
This game was developed by Massive Entertainment for 100 million euros. It is also the biggest game published by Ubisoft in 2019. It was released on the various gaming platforms on March 15, 2019. Ubisoft announces that this game has sold more than 10 million copies. The central location of the game is located in Washington where quite dangerous factions operate. You will play as the agent of the Strategic Homeland Division. You will carry out your mission on 3 Dark Zones where you cannot trust anyone and will be left to your own devices. You will have cutting-edge weapons such as an assault drone that can rain fire, a chemical launcher (acid, explosive steam, etc.), a hive of wasp drones and a remote-controlled mine that can explode at close range. of your enemies.
In short, this big budget game is well received by the public. With the graphics cards recommended above, you can enjoy intense, action-packed gaming moments.
