How much internet data does Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 use?
In Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, teams of players cooperate and compete in several different multiplayer modes. While multiplayer gameplay is what keeps the game interesting, multiplayer can also end up using a lot of internet bandwidth. If you use an installed mobile broadband or mobile hotspot connection, playing online games in multiplayer modes can cut into your available online data and even push you over your monthly data limit.
To see if you’re in danger of using too much mobile data on The Division 2, let’s take a closer look at the size of the game download, the size of game updates, and the amount of data you use per hour playing the game. As you calculate your data use, remember that the easiest and most failsafe way to stay under your monthly data limit is to switch from a limited to an unlimited mobile data plan.
Data use downloading The Division 2
The initial game download uses much more mobile data than updating or playing the game. Here are the recent file sizes for The Division 2 on Windows PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia. Keep in mind that the download size is smaller than the file size (since it’s compressed), but that the file size increases over time as developers release patches and updates for the game.
| Platform | File size |
| Windows PC | <50 GB |
| Playstation 4 | 44.97 GB |
| Xbox One | 61.87 GB |
If you’re worried that you don’t have enough mobile data to download the game on your current data plan, there’s an easy way to avoid using a lot of data on the download. Instead of downloading the game online, simply purchase the physical disk and install the game offline.
Data use updating The Division 2
Ubisoft periodically releases patches and updates for The Division 2, which you can keep track of in its news and videos section. These updates vary in download size, but can sometimes approach 10 GB. If you’re worried about updates pushing you over your monthly data limit, turn off auto-updates and manually install updates when you have extra data to spare.
Data use playing The Division 2
Playing The Division 2 uses around 90 MB of internet data per hour, which is about average for a newer online game. The amount of data you use playing the game varies based on the number of players in the game mode you choose, your frame rate, whether or not you use voice chat, and the tick rate of your server:
- The more players in a game, the more data your internet network has to communicate with other players’ networks to share information like stats and location. If you’re hunting enemies in multiplayer with a team of four or fewer players, you’ll use much less data than you would playing with 12 other players in Dark Zone.
- A higher frame rate refreshes the game more often, which makes it run faster. A lower frame rate saves you data, but makes it harder for you to react quickly in the game. You can adjust your frame rate (measured in FPS) in your game settings. To change your frame rate, you’ll need to disable vertical synch (V-Synch).
- If you use voice chat, expect to use more data during gameplay. Without voice chat, an online game like PUBG uses less than 30 MB of data per hour. With voice chat, it uses more than 50 MB of data per hour.
- The tick rate of your server also affects your data use. A 128-tick server, which refreshes the game 128 times every second, uses about twice as much data as a 64-tick server, which refreshes the game 64 times every second.
Upgrade to unlimited 4G LTE
If you want to play The Division 2 without thinking about your mobile data use, consider switching to an unlimited 4G LTE connection with no monthly data limit and no bandwidth throttling (no matter how much data you use in a month).
Call 866-439-6630 to find out more about our unlimited data plans for online gamers.
