Deep Silver has shared the PC system requirements for Dead Island 2 ahead of the game’s release later this month, and they appear to be somewhat demanding. Those who seek the Ultra experience (4K 60 FPS) will require an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700K, or better CPU, along with 16 GB of memory and an AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, or better GPU. Dead Island 2 will release on April 21, 2023, on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and the Epic Games Store for PC.
From a Dead Island 2 technical FAQ:
Which DirectX is supported in Dead Island 2?
Dead Island 2 supports DirectX 12 only – it does not support DirectX 11.
Does Dead Island 2 support AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR2) and AMD FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening?
Yes – Dead Island 2 does support both. You have the option to turn FSR2 on in the graphics menu. RCAS is enabled by default.
Does Dead Island 2 support performance-boosting software?
No, Dead Island 2 does not support performance-boosting software.