The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt System Requirements: Can You Run It?

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Developer:
CD Projekt RED
Publisher:
CD Projekt RED
Release date:
19 May 2015 (8 years old)
Our user score:
4.4 / 5 (5353 votes)
Buy:
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Official The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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 GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
Pass CPU:
Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Pass Memory:
6 GB RAM
File size:
60 GB
Operating system:
64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
DirectX:
11

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
Pass CPU:
Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3,4 GHz / AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
Pass Memory:
8 GB RAM
File size:
60 GB
Operating system:
64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
DirectX:
11

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt performance on your PC

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt performance with your GPU

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

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce GTX 770
30 fps @ low
1024×768
60 fps @ medium
1366×768
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080
60 fps @ QHD
2560×1440
60 fps @ epic
3840×2160

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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
378 FPS
medium settings / 768p
278 FPS
high settings / 1080p
171 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
73 FPS
QHD / 1440p
45−50 FPS
4K / 2160p
63 FPS

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt performance with your CPU

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

i5-12400
recommended
Core i7-3770

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