War Thunder System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: Gaijin Entertainment
Publisher:: Gaijin Entertainment
Release date:: 15 August 2013 (12 years ago)
User score:: 4.2 / 5
Hardware demand level:: 2.3 / 10 - lightly demanding
Ray tracing support:: Yes

Official War Thunder system requirements for PC

To run War Thunder, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 39 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce GTX 660, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon RX 560. As for your CPU, an Pentium Extreme Edition 955 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Ryzen 5 3600 or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:: DirectX 10.1 level video card: Intel HD Graphics 5100 / AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

CPU:: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz

RAM:: 4 GB RAM

File size:: 39 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 7 SP1/8/10

DirectX:: Version 11

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 560 and higher

CPU:: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 or better

RAM:: 16 GB RAM

File size:: 39 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 10 (64bit)

DirectX:: Version 12

War Thunder performance on your PC

War Thunder performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060

minimum
GeForce GTX 660

recommended
Radeon RX 560

60 fps @ high
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 4.6x faster than Radeon RX 560. Your graphics card can run War Thunder at recommended settings according to Gaijin Entertainment.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

War Thunder 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.

high settings / 1080p

150−160