POSTAL 2 — System Requirements, FPS Estimate & Settings

2003 · Indie, Shooter, Adventure, Action · Running With Scissors · ESRB Adults Only · Metacritic 59

POSTAL 2 cover art

Official system requirements

Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.

SpecMinimumRecommended
OSMinimum:Recommended:
ProcessorOS:Windows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/10OS:Windows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/10
MemoryProcessor:Pentium 3 1133MHz or AMD Athlon 733MHz ProcessorProcessor:1.2GHz
GraphicsMemory:128 MB RAMMemory:384 MB RAM
StorageGraphics:32MB GeForce 2 or Radeon Video CardGraphics:64MB GeForce 3 or Radeon 8500 Video Card
DirectXDirectX®:8.0DirectX®:8.0
Item 7Hard Drive:1200 MB HD spaceHard Drive:1200 MB HD space
Item 8Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connectionOther Requirements:Broadband Internet connection

Multi-GPU FPS estimate

Estimated average FPS by GPU at 1080p / 1440p / 4K, derived from POSTAL 2's demand tier (tier 2, Light (entry discrete GPU)) and published TechPowerUp-style relative-performance indices (RTX 4090 = 100), retrieved 2026-08-29. Planning estimates, not benchmarks.

GPU1080p1440p4K
RTX 4090392259149
RTX 4080 Super351232134
RTX 4080338223128
RX 7900 XTX375248143
RX 7900 XT351232134
RTX 4070 Ti Super300198114
RX 7800 XT300198114
RTX 4070 Super282186107
RTX 4070264175101
RX 7700 XT272179103
RTX 307024716394
RX 6800 XT296196113
RTX 4060 Ti21714383
RX 6700 XT264175101
RTX 306019913176
RX 6600 XT22514885
RTX 206018011968
GTX 1660 Super1499857
RX 58017211465
GTX 1060 6GB1419353
GTX 16501127443
Intel Arc A77022815187
UHD 770 (integrated)463017

Method: a game's demand tier maps to a “GPU index needed for ~60 FPS at 1080p”; each GPU's relative index produces an estimate via a diminishing-returns curve, then scaled for resolution. Source: TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), 2026-08-29.

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This is a planning estimate derived from the game's demand tier, not a benchmark.

My POSTAL 2 Settings Card

Preset: Ultra · Est. 47–65 FPS @ 1080p
Preset recommendationUltra
Expected FPS band47–65 FPS
Target refresh60 Hz
UpscalerDLSS/FSR not needed at this resolution
Ray tracingRT optional — raster first
Frame capYour estimated range (47–65 FPS) partially meets 60 Hz — drop one preset step or enable the upscaler to hold it.

Generated at GameFigs on 2026-09-25. Game demand tier: 2/9.

General tuning rules: drop Shadows, Reflection Quality andVolumetric Fog first (biggest GPU savings, low visual cost); use Render Scale / Resolution Scaling before lowering geometry; enable DLSS/FSR 3 on supported titles; cap FPS to your monitor's refresh rate to smooth frame pacing.

Release & version notes

Official release date: 2003-04-13. Ongoing patches and version history are published by the developer — for the latest patch notes, see the official store or support page. GameFigs summarizes the official release only and does not invent patch dates.

SingleplayerSteam AchievementsMultiplayerFull controller support

About POSTAL 2

Like original Postal, its sequel was specifically intended to spark controversy. The game is full of gross violence, black humor, obscenities, and biting satire of American life. The plot follows Postal Dude, a typical "white trash" and a small town trailer-park dweller, as he is given menial daily tasks, such as buying milk. The way he completes them, however, is what makes Postal 2 one of the most censored and offensive games ever. At the various points of the game, the player may piss over his opponents, use cats as gun silencers (by literally showing your gun up the cat's anus), burn dogs alive, blow up cars (but not drive them, in Postal 2 cars are simply four-wheeled explosives), shoot people and flip them a bird. The game, however, is just as violent as the player wants it to be. Most missions can be accomplished without killing, though it would have spoiled all the fun. The gameplay has changed since the previous part. Isometric view from the original was replaced with the first-person view. The world around Postal Dude is living by itself, regardless of the player’s presence, much like in Grand Theft Auto series. All the town inhabitants are programmed to walk, chat and even fight each other as if they were real people.

● Data updated 2026-08-29

Sources & attribution

  • Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • GPU relative-performance indices via TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), retrieved 2026-08-29.
  • FPS estimates on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the demand-tier + GPU-index model — not benchmark results.
How the POSTAL 2 optimization card & FPS estimate are computed

Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). The FPS estimate compares your selected GPU's relative-performance index against the tier's required index using a diminishing-returns curve, then scales for resolution. The settings card maps the demand tier and your hardware to a starting preset, an FPS band and an upscaler recommendation. All outputs are planning guides — verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.

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