Overwatch System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Overwatch
Developer:
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher:
Blizzard Entertainment
Release date:
24 May 2016 (7 years old)
Our user score:
4.3 / 5 (564 votes)

Official Overwatch system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Overwatch 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 460, ATI Radeon™ HD 4850, or Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Pass CPU:
Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8650
Pass Memory:
4 GB RAM
File size:
30 GB available hard drive space
Operating system:
Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
DirectX:
no data

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 or better
Pass CPU:
Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X3 or better
Pass Memory:
6 GB RAM
File size:
30 GB available hard drive space
Operating system:
Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
DirectX:
no data

Overwatch performance on your PC


Overwatch performance with your GPU

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

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce GTX 660
30 fps @ low
1280×720
60 fps @ medium
1366×768
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080
60 fps @ epic
3840×2160

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Overwatch 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
300−350 FPS
medium settings / 768p
300−350 FPS
high settings / 1080p
270−280 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
180−190 FPS
4K / 2160p
110−120 FPS

Overwatch performance with your CPU

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

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5

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