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Can I run Alan Wake 2 with a GeForce RTX 3050 8GB?

Alan Wake 2 needs something on the order of a GeForce RTX 2060 6GB before it will start, and the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB does not reach it: index 9 against 12.

Ranked 42 of the 47 cards we track, with 27 of them carrying more video memory - and 10 of the 47 cards we track stop at the same point in Alan Wake 2.

estimated index 9 · 8 GB · 2022
Ceiling with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 32 GB

Will not run

This rig does not clear the minimum requirement.

Headroom
25% short on GPU
Bottleneck
GPU
Confidence
estimated

Tier ladder

  1. minimum blocked by GPU
  2. recommended blocked by GPU
  3. high blocked by GPU + VRAM
  4. ultra blocked by GPU + VRAM

The weakest link is graphics card: this rig brings 9 against the 12 that Alan Wake 2 asks for at the minimum tier. Everything else in the rig is already past that line.

That readout is the best this card can do in Alan Wake 2: it assumes nothing else in the machine holds it back. Your own processor and memory can only lower it, never raise it.

The same card with three different processors

In Alan Wake 2 all three processors land the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB on the same tier - this pairing is decided by the card, not by what sits next to it. Each row assumes 16 GB of system memory.

Processor Index Verdict Bottleneck
Ryzen 5 1600 30 Will not run processor
Ryzen 9 5900X 70 Will not run graphics card
Ryzen 7 9800X3D 95 Will not run graphics card

Cheapest way up one tier

graphics card: GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

The GeForce RTX 3050 8GB sits at index 9 and the minimum tier starts at 12.

That is the smallest part in our catalogue that clears the minimum tier - not the fastest one, and not a price claim: we hold no price data, so "cheapest" here means "least upgrade that does the job".

Where to look: GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (no store links yet)

Thresholds, against this card

Green means the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB clears that number, red means it does not. The processor and memory columns are yours to fill in with the checker below.

System requirement thresholds for Alan Wake 2, by tier
Requirement minimum recommended high ultra your rig
GPU index 12 22 38 63 9
CPU index 42 55 78 90 0
Video memory 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 8 GB
System memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB 0 GB
Storage 90 GB 90 GB 90 GB 90 GB -

The CPU and system memory rows show zero because this page knows the card and nothing else.

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Questions

Will a GeForce RTX 3050 8GB run Alan Wake 2?
Alan Wake 2 needs something on the order of a GeForce RTX 2060 6GB before it will start, and the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB does not reach it: index 9 against 12. Above that the graphics card is what stops it.
Is 8 GB of video memory enough for Alan Wake 2?
Yes for the tiers this card can reach anyway - its core speed runs out before its 8 GB of video memory does in Alan Wake 2.

More on this card: what the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB runs across every game we track.