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Spider-Man 2 Swings Onto Steam With Forgiving PC Specs

Author : Sebastian Mar 18,2025

Sony's Marvel's Spider-Man 2 swings onto PC today, January 30th, and the wait is finally over! While the port's been in development for a while, developer Nixxes Software has now revealed just how well it performs across a range of PC hardware.

The PlayStation Blog details the impressive PC features included, meticulously crafted to “finetune performance and fidelity across a broad range of hardware configurations.” A new trailer showcases the game's enhanced visuals, and importantly, Spider-Man 2 on PC removes the PSN requirement, adding advanced ray tracing features like DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction.

PlayNixxes graphics programmer Menno Bil explains, “In *Marvel’s Spider-Man 2* on PC with ray reconstruction enabled, we see more detailed ray-traced reflections and better-defined ray-traced shadows, especially when viewing raytracing effects at steep angles. We also see improvements in the ray-traced interiors and less ghosting and noise in the ray-traced ambient occlusion.”

DLSS 3 and FSR 3.1 upscaling and frame generation technologies are also implemented, alongside Intel's XeSS upscaler. While DLSS 4's Multi-Frame Generation isn't directly supported, Nvidia's app allows for potential swapping to the newer transformer model to boost DLSS 3's Frame Generation image quality.

For those with expansive displays, ultrawide support extends to an impressive 48:9 aspect ratio, with all cinematics viewable up to 32:9.

Spider-Man 2 PC specs. Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment.
The system requirements are categorized into ray-traced and non-ray-traced configurations. If ray tracing isn't a priority, a surprisingly modest setup—an Nvidia GTX 1650, Intel Core i3 8100, and 16GB of RAM—can run the game at 720p and 30 FPS.

High-end systems can fully utilize their capabilities, with a 4K 60 FPS experience at “Ray Tracing Ultimate” requiring an RTX 4090, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and 32GB of RAM.

Steam Deck compatibility remains uncertain. The high RAM requirements and need for a relatively modern GPU suggest it might be possible, but official Steam Deck verification isn't guaranteed. Unlike the previous Spider-Man titles which had PS4 ports, Spider-Man 2's PS5 origins may present greater hardware demands.

The broad range of supported configurations has received considerable online praise. One Reddit user commented, “This must be the best hardware requirements sheet I’ve seen so far,” with another adding, “Honestly, great job. If performance lives up to this, it'll be very well received.”

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