What hardware do you need to play Hogwarts Legacy on your PC? It all depends on how good you want it to look.
You can now use the official information on the PC requirements to estimate whether your PC is sufficient for the respective tier.
The system requirements of Hogwarts Legacy
In total, details of four different levels have been announced, from minimum to Ultra 4K.
Details on the individual configurations can be found below.
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Minimum / Low settings
| category | requirement |
|---|---|
| operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6600 (3.3GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
| R.A.M. | 16 GB |
| graphic card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB |
| DirectX | version 12 |
| storage space | 85GB HDD |
| More notes | SSD (preferred), HDD (supported), 720p and 30fps on low settings |
Recommended / High settings
| category | requirement |
|---|---|
| operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8700 (3.2GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| R.A.M. | 16 GB |
| graphic card | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 4 |
| DirectX | version 12 |
| storage space | 85GB HDD |
| More notes | SSD, 1080p and 60 fps on high settings |
Ultra
| category | requirement |
|---|---|
| operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 10700K (3.80GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5800 |
| R.A.M. | 32GB |
| graphic card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
| DirectX | version 12 |
| storage space | 85GB HDD |
| More notes | SSD, 1440p and 60 fps at Ultra settings |
Ultra 4K
| category | requirement |
|---|---|
| operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 10700K (3.80GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5800 |
| R.A.M. | 32GB |
| graphic card | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 |
| DirectX | version 12 |
| storage space | 85GB HDD |
| More notes | SSD, 2160p and 60 fps at ultra settings |
What graphics modes does Hogwarts Legacy support?
Hogwarts Legacy offers different graphic modes on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Among other things, this includes a fidelity mode with 30 fps, and there is also a performance target with 60 fps as a target.
In addition, the platforms support graphics modes for gamers who have displays with VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) support.
Hogwarts Legacy will be released on February 10th, 2023 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will follow on April 4, 2023, and the game will be released for the Nintendo Switch on July 25, 2023.
