Space Marine 2 becomes even more beautiful thanks to a free graphics update, but possibly not for everyone

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has received a free update in the form of a texture pack. This makes for an even nicer game, but there is a catch.

What kind of update is this? Developer Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment are currently frustrating Space Marine 2 fans with nerfs, but they are also giving them a free graphical update. Specifically, it is a texture pack for a sharp 4K experience.

The installation is quite simple. The update can be downloaded on PC via Steam or Epic Games. Sounds good, right? Well, there is a rather significant problem that players with weaker hardware may face.

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Clear some space on your hard drive

What is the problem? While the update makes Space Marine 2 shine in a more beautiful light, it comes at a price. First, there is the required storage space on your hard drive. While the entire base game only requires “just” 75 GB, this number is increased to a whopping 160 GB by the texture pack.

Depending on how much free space you have on your hard drive, this could lead to difficulties. But it is a problem that can be managed. The actual system requirements, however, are a different story.

The new texture pack recommends the following minimum requirements for the Ultra preset:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and a 64-bit operating system
• Operating System: Windows 10 (at least 1903) / 11 64-bit
• Processor: 12 CPU cores, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X / Intel Core i7-12700
• RAM: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: 12 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 160 GB available storage space

However, this only results in 30 FPS. The recommended settings for 60 FPS are even higher:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and a 64-bit operating system
• Operating System: Windows 10 (at least 1903) / 11 64-bit
• Processor: 12 CPU cores, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D / Intel Core i9-14900K
• RAM: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: 12 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 160 GB available storage space

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Anyone who can meet these requirements can look forward to an even nicer game. All others will have to be content with the old graphics. Space Marine 2 will continue to be supported by the developers in the coming period, aside from this optional graphic update. Among other things, with new weapons, missions, and enemies: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will bring the biggest enemy of the game yet in the next update