Can My PC Run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?

Game details

Developer

CD PROJEKT RED

Publisher

CD PROJEKT RED

Released

19 May 2015

Engine

REDengine 3

About The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3 received a next-generation update in 2022 that added ray tracing and DirectX 12. The original DirectX 11 renderer remains available and is the better choice on older hardware — the requirements below are for the base game.

Common questions about running The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a GeForce GTX 770 run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
• Can a Radeon R9 280X run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
• Can a GeForce GTX 660 run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
• Can a Radeon HD 7870 run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
• Estimate The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or AMD Radeon R9 290

Processor

Intel Core i5-7400 / Ryzen 5 1600

Memory

8 GB RAM

Storage

50 GB

Operating system

Windows 7 64-bit or later

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the NVIDIA GeF named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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