With the opening of the pre-orders of NBA 2K17 on Steam, 2K Sports shared the PC requirements for the game. If your rig handles the previous iteration of NBA 2K without a problem, then you’re almost certainly set for take-off.
Minimum Specs
In terms of the minimum system requirements, we’re looking at the following.| OS | 64-bit Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 805 @ 2.50 GHz or better |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 430 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6450 1GB or better |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
| Sound | DirectX 9.0x compatible |
| Storage | 70 GB available space |
Recommended Specs
The game’s recommended system requirements call for an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and a DirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 2GB memory. The game itself will also take up around 70GB of storage space. And just like last year, the game will only run on 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.| OS | 64-bit Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-4430 @ 3 GHz / AMD FX-8370 @ 3.4 GHz or better |
| RAM | 8 GB or more |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770 2GB / ATI® Radeon™ R9 270 2GB or better |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
| Sound | 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible |
| Storage | 70 GB or more available space |
Additional Notes
- A dual analog gamepad is not required but recommended for better controls and experience.
- Internet connection is required during initial installation, updating rosters, downloading updates and playing multi-player modes.
- Software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2010.
