Can I Run Half-Life 2?
Check if your PC meets the system requirements for Half-Life 2. View minimum and recommended specs, performance estimates, and find the best deals.

System Requirements
Minimum
- CPU
- 1.7 Ghz
- GPU
- DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)
- RAM
- 0.5 GB
- Storage
- 6 GB
- OS
- Windows 7, Vista, XP
Requirements Breakdown
To run Half-Life 2, you need at least a 1.7 Ghz or equivalent CPU, a DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE) or equivalent GPU, and 0 GB of RAM. Recommended specifications are not available for this game. Meeting the minimum requirements should allow playable performance. Hardware benchmark data for this game's requirements is incomplete. The assessment above is based on the raw specification text only.
This analysis is based on benchmark scores and may not reflect exact real-world performance.
About Half-Life 2
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Categories
- Action
- Metacritic
- 96
- Steam Reviews
- 98% Positive