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Hogwarts Legacy PC System Requirements Announced Ahead of Release

Hogwarts Legacy PC System Requirements Announced Ahead of Release

The minimum system RAM requirement for Hogwarts Legacy is set to 16GB.

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 13 January 2023 13:31 IST

Hogwarts Legacy PC System Requirements Announced Ahead of Release

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Hogwarts Legacy previously confirmed that Quidditch won't be playable in the game

Highlights

Hogwarts Legacy launches February 10 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X
The game will take up 85GB of storage; SSD highly recommended
Hogwarts Legacy will use Denuvo’s anti-tampering measure

Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software has dropped PC system requirements for the game ahead of its February 10 release. While the specifications aren't as demanding as Gotham Knights, the studio highly recommends that you install the game, which takes up 85GB of storage space, on an SSD. There's also a mild inconsistency with regard to the memory (RAM) required to run the game. Even when paired with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 graphics card, Hogwarts Legacy on PC demands a minimum of 16GB of RAM to run at the lowest setting — at 720p resolution and 30fps framerate.

A spec sheet for Medium settings isn't explicitly mentioned, but the jump to an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti card for High-quality presets suggests that rigs packing something around a GTX 1060 should run Hogwarts Legacy just fine. The card also happens to be one of the most popular graphics cards, as per Steam's Hardware Survey. Furthermore, Hogwarts Legacy will be relying on Denuvo's anti-piracy measure — like other WB Games titles — which has earned a reputation for crippling game performance on PC. Gotham Knights, a recent WB Games title, suffered from heavy performance issues at launch, where the developers were forced to briefly remove the DRM protection to resolve it. Unfortunately, this led to pirates creating multiple free copies of the title.

Here are your final PC Specs for #HogwartsLegacy. pic.twitter.com/JUoJShlMqG
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Hogwarts Legacy PC system requirements

Hogwarts Legacy's PC specs list comes directly from the developer, with a Windows 10 64-bit operating system and 85GB of available storage space being a common requirement.

Hogwarts Legacy ‘minimum' PC requirements

Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Graphics (GPU): Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470
RAM: 16GB
DirectX: Version 12
Resolution: 1,280 x 720 at 30fps, at Low Quality settings

Hogwarts Legacy ‘recommended/ high' PC requirements

Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics (GPU): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT or Intel Arc A770
RAM: 16GB
DirectX: Version 12
Resolution: 1,920 x 1,080 at 60fps, at High Quality settings

Hogwarts Legacy ‘ultra' PC requirements

Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Graphics (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
RAM: 32GB
DirectX: Version 12
Resolution: 2,560 x 1,440 at 60fps, at Ultra Quality settings

Hogwarts Legacy ‘ultra 4K' PC requirements

Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Graphics (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
RAM: 32GB
DirectX: Version 12
Resolution: 4K at 60fps, at Ultra Quality settings

Set in the 1800s, Hogwarts Legacy has you create your own custom witch or wizard and play through an immersive RPG, as you learn spells, battle dark wizards, and explore familiar locales such as the dense Forbidden Forest. Players will be able to hone their skills in herbology, potions, and other fields, and upgrade their talents to become the ultimate wizard. Earlier this week, its studio announced the voice cast lineup, which includes the likes of Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) as Hogwarts Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black, ancestor of Sirius Black. Lesley Nicol of Downton Abbey fame was also cast as Professor Matilda Weasley, the Deputy Headmistress.

Hogwarts Legacy comes out February 10 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. Last-gen version on PS4 and Xbox One has been delayed to April 4, while Nintendo Switch owners will have to wait until July 25.

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Hogwarts Legacy

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Excellent combat
Engaging story
Likeable cast of characters
Detailed world design

Bad
Tries to stuff in a lot
Lack of a companion system
Tedious inventory management

Read detailed Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Hogwarts Legacy review

Genre RPG

Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

Series Wizarding World

PEGI Rating 12+

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