The Witcher System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- CD Projekt RED
- Publisher:
- Atari
- Release date:
- 26 October 2007 (17 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.1 / 5 (304 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.2 / 10 - not demanding
Official The Witcher system requirements for PC
To run The Witcher, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 8.5 GB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core 2 Duo P7450 or better.
Minimum requirements
- Graphics card:
- 128 MB Video RAM or greater with DirectX9 Vertex Shader/ Pixel Shader 2.0 support (NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon 9800 or better)
- CPU:
- Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD Athlon 64 +2800
- RAM:
- 1 GB RAM for Microsoft® Windows® XP / 1536 MB for Microsoft® Windows® Vista
- File size:
- 8.5 GB available hard drive space
- Operating system:
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Vista (Operating System must be up to date with the latest fixes)
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9.0c
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
- CPU:
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz or AMD X2
- RAM:
- 2 GB RAM
- File size:
- 8.5 GB available hard drive space
- Operating system:
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista (Operating System must be up to date with the latest fixes)
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9.0c
The Witcher performance on your PC
The Witcher performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 44.3x faster than GeForce 7900 GTX. Your graphics card can run The Witcher at recommended settings according to CD Projekt RED.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
The Witcher 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.
The Witcher performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 24.8x faster than Core 2 Duo P7450. Your CPU can run The Witcher at recommended settings according to CD Projekt RED.
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