Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition — Settings, Requirements & Optimization

2014 · Adventure, Action · Feral Interactive · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 76

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Preset: Ultra · Est. 4765 FPS @ 1080p
Preset recommendationUltra
Expected FPS band4765 FPS
Target refresh60 Hz
UpscalerDLSS/FSR not needed at this resolution
Ray tracingRT optional — raster first
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Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 2/9.

Official system requirements

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

SpecMinimumRecommended
OSMinimum:Recommended:
ProcessorOS: Windows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit (32bit O/S not supported)OS: Windows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit (32bit O/S not supported)
MemoryProcessor: Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or Athlon X2 2.7GHzProcessor: Core i5-2300, Phenom II X4 940 or better
GraphicsMemory: 4 GB RAMMemory: 8 GB RAM
StorageGraphics: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher with 512MB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 2500 or higherGraphics: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 7750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or higher with 1GB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 or higher
DirectXDirectX: Version 10DirectX: Version 11
Item 7Storage: 20 GB available spaceStorage: 20 GB available space
Item 8Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound cardSound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

About Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is a remaster of Sleeping Dogs, an action game about a police officer’s undercover work inside an Asian criminal organization. It features the original game with improved graphics and several expansion packs, including Nightmare in North Point and Year of the Snake. You take on the role of Wei Shen, who joins the 'Sun On Yee' Triad gang and starts to complete different assignments to get to the head of the organization. During the investigation, you will explore different sides of Hong Kong where traditional Asian culture meets neon lights and modern skyscrapers. In Definitive Edition the city's environment is upgraded with huge attention to details and lightning.  Your way up to the top of the mafia clan will consist of numerous fights, where you can use multiple guns along with melee combat and pieces of the environment. Besides the battles, Wei Shen can use gadgets for exploration, sing in karaoke bars, date women and interact with deeply developed NPCs.

SingleplayerMultiplayerFull controller supportAtmospheric

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Sources & attribution

  • Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
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