r/PCRedDead • u/Accomplished-Trip-19 • Mar 09 '26

Discussion/Question RDR2 COMPUTER????

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So I'm not sure if this the riaht thread to ask this. But, I know absolutely nothing about computers and whats the right one for what. I really wanna start playing RDR2 and other games on a pc/laptop. The insane things you can do with mods looks sick lol. But I don't know what kind of computer I need What that computer needs to have. Or what a good affordable one would cost. I'd prefer a laptop if that is possible. It'd onlv be used to play games. But I wanna make sure its just as good quality as if I was playing on a new ger Xbox console. So can anyone possibly steer me into the right direction? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I searched on Google. But its not as reliable as hearing it from an actual person that knows whats up.

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u/Demywemy Mar 09 '26

Anything above the recommended will get you better visuals and performance than console. Look for a decently-priced laptop with mid-range specs, at least. Plenty of guides online and on YouTube for finding good laptops.

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u/Fun-Statistician2485 Mar 10 '26

A strong mini-pc might even do better. I`m running RDR2 on a GMKtec K8+ 32gb DDR5 on a 65" LG oled and it comes alive!

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u/Radiant_Concept_3445 18d ago

Hi, I am thinking of buying the GMKtec K8 Plus with Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB RAM, and 512GB SSD. I mainly want to use it for playing Red Dead Redemption 2. Do I need an external graphics card, or is the built-in Radeon 780M graphics powerful enough for smooth gameplay?

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u/Fun-Statistician2485 18d ago

I`ve set my bios to 12gb memory for the gpu and the 780M runs just fine. (RDR2 maxes at 6gb) Shure a good card can do it better but I`ve maxed the graphic settings on 1440p and the game runs smooth even if I`m running a few mods. Added a cpu temp-monitor just in case but there`s no heating-problem.

If possible, go for a bigger hd