Preparing your PC for a magical experience
For those of you on PC eager to climb aboard the Hogwarts express departing King’s Cross from Platform 9 ¾, you might be curious whether your system is quite magical enough to handle the rigors of what Hogwarts Legacy has to offer. Luckily, the developers have already put together some system requirement information, so you can make the recommended changes and tweaking the second that you jump in-game. So with that in mind, let’s dive into the official PC system requirements for Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy PC system requirements
For those looking to play at the lowest possible settings, in 720p, in 30 FPS, these are the minimum required system specs:
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (3.2 GHz)
RAM: 16 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
DX Version: DX 12
Storage: 85 GB HDD
Hogwarts Legacy recommended settings
For those looking for an ideal playing experience that still doesn’t break the bank, here are the listed recommended median requirements:
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
CPU: Intel i7-8700 (3.2 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 GHz)
RAM: 16 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT or INTEL Arc A770
DX Version: DX 12
Storage: 85 GB HDD
Hogwarts Legacy ultra settings
For an Ultra quality experience, with 1440p 60fps support, you will need at least the following:
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K (3.80 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (3.80 GHz)
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
DX Version: DX 12
Storage: 85 GB SSD
Do you prefer 4K? That’s an option too
And for those with the absolute bleeding-edge specs eager to test out the game’s 4K capabilities on Ultra settings, fear not: the Hogwarts Legacy developers have not forgotten about you.
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K (3.80 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (3.80 GHz)
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
DX Version: DX 12
Storage: 85 GB SSD
