Horizon Zero Dawn System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Horizon Zero Dawn
Developer:
Guerrilla Games
Publisher:
PlayStation PC
Release date:
7 August 2020 (3 years ago)
User score:
4.4 / 5 (658 votes)

Official Horizon Zero Dawn system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Horizon Zero Dawn at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
Pass CPU:
Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz
Pass Memory:
8 GB RAM
File size:
100 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 10 64-bits
DirectX:
Version 12

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
Pass CPU:
Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz
Pass Memory:
16 GB RAM
File size:
100 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows 10 64-bits
DirectX:
Version 12

Horizon Zero Dawn performance on your PC

Horizon Zero Dawn performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon RX 580
30 fps @ low
1280×720
60 fps @ medium
1920×1080
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080
60 fps @ QHD
2560×1440
60 fps @ epic
3840×2160
60 fps @ epic DLSS
3840×2160

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Horizon Zero Dawn FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 720p
198 FPS
medium settings / 1080p
142 FPS
high settings / 1080p
118 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
100 FPS
QHD / 1440p
77 FPS
4K / 2160p
42 FPS
4K DLSS / 2160p
75−80 FPS

Horizon Zero Dawn performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
recommended
Core i7-4770K

User Ratings

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