World of Warcraft: Cataclysm System Requirements: Can You Run It?
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.
- Developer:
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Publisher:
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Release date:
- 7 December 2010 (14 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.8 / 5
- Hardware demand level:
- 1 / 10 - not demanding
- Ray tracing support:
- no data
Official system requirements for PC
To run World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 15 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon HD 7290, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 7600 GT. As for your CPU, an Athlon XP 1500+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an E1-1500 or better.
Minimum
Graphics card:
- 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better
CPU:
- Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Memory:
- 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users)
- File size:
- 15 Gigabytes or more free hard drive space is required
- Operating system:
- Windows XP 32/64-Bit (Service pack 3) Windows Vista 32/64-Bit (with the latest Service Packs) Windows 7** 32/64-Bit (with the latest updates)
- DirectX:
- no data
Recommended
Graphics card:
- 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better
CPU:
- Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2
Memory:
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)
- File size:
- 15 Gigabytes or more free hard drive space is required
- Operating system:
- Windows XP 32/64-Bit (Service pack 3) Windows Vista 32/64-Bit (with the latest Service Packs) Windows 7** 32/64-Bit (with the latest updates)
- DirectX:
- no data
Performance on your PC
Performance on your GPU
Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 71.5x faster than GeForce 7600 GT. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.
Performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400 is 48.3x faster than E1-1500. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.
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