Alan Wake 2 PC Re-Tested: Massive Perf Boost on GTX 10-Series ’Pascal’ GPUs

Digital Foundry was fortunate to receive access to a new Alan Wake 2 patch, landing on March 6th 2024 - and it’s exceptionally good news for owners of GTX 10-series Nvidia graphics cards based on the Pascal architecture, with substantial performance boosts that make the game viable for play on millions of older systems. Alex takes a more holistic look at how the game has improved since launch, checking out general performance and UI enhancements, before delivering the good news for owners of older Nvidia hardware. Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and to get access to everything we do via pristine quality downloads: Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more? Check out our store: For commercial enquiries, please contact business@ 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Game Menu Improvements 02:01 Perf Improvement