Hearts of Iron IV System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Hearts of Iron IV system requirements
Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Release date:
6 June 2016 (9 years ago)
User score:
4.4 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1.3 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
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Official system requirements for PC

To run Hearts of Iron IV, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 2 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon HD 5850, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon HD 6950. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Quad Q9400 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i5-750 or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
Memory:
4 GB RAM
File size:
2 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 7 64-bit or newer
DirectX:
Version 9.0c

Recommended

Graphics card:
ATI Radeon HD 6950 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with 2GB VRAM
CPU:
Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz
Memory:
4 GB RAM
File size:
2 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 7 64-bit or newer
DirectX:
Version 9.0c

Performance on your PC


Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target fps shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon HD 6950

GeForce RTX 3060 is 6.6x faster than Radeon HD 6950. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.



Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5-750

Core i5-12400 is 7.4x faster than Core i5-750. Your CPU can run Hearts of Iron IV at recommended settings according to Paradox Development Studio.


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