Alan Wake 2 is a demanding game to run for most PCs, but a new patch has improved performance on older GeForce GPUs.
Alan Wake 2 has been a fantastic game, filled with mystery and a very compelling story. It also comes packed with some of the most demanding graphics technologies that a GPU can face, with often crippling effect. Ray tracing is really just the appetizer, with path tracing also available to bring environments to their full breadth.
Thankfully, a new patch for Alan Wake 2 has brought some optimizations to even older supported GPUs. With patch 1.0.16.1, owners of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1070 and AMD’s Radeon RX 5600 XT can enjoy the game. You’ll have to turn settings down to minimum levels to play, of course, but it will be possible. Even GeForce GTX 1080 Ti owners, a once powerhouse GPU, will likely have to play with the lowest settings depending on resolution.
