Watch Dogs System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Watch Dogs system requirements
Developer:
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher:
Ubisoft
Release date:
27 May 2014 (11 years ago)
User score:
4.1 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1.6 / 10 - lightly demanding
Ray tracing support:
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Official Watch Dogs system requirements for PC

To run Watch Dogs, you'll need at least 6 GB of RAM and 25 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce GTX 460, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 560 Ti. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Quad Q8400 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i7-3770 or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:
1024 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0 (see supported list) (NVidia GTX 460 / AMD Radeon HD5850)
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
RAM:
6 GB
File size:
25 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows Vista SP2 64bit, Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
DirectX:
DirectX 11

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:
2048 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 TI / AMD Radeon HD 7850) (see supported list)
CPU:
Core i7 3770 @ 3.5Ghz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0Ghz
RAM:
8 GB
File size:
25 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows Vista SP2 64bit, Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
DirectX:
DirectX 11

Watch Dogs performance on your PC

Watch Dogs performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060
30 fps @ low
1024×768
60 fps @ medium
1366×768
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 5.5x faster than GeForce GTX 560 Ti. Your graphics card can run Watch Dogs at recommended settings according to Ubisoft Montreal.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Watch Dogs 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 / 768p
120−130
medium settings / 768p
100−110
high settings / 1080p
75−80
ultra settings / 1080p
75−80

Watch Dogs performance on your CPU

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

i5-12400
recommended
Core i7-3770

Core i5-12400 is 2.9x faster than Core i7-3770. Your CPU can run Watch Dogs at recommended settings according to Ubisoft Montreal.

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