The Watch Dogs: Legion team has released the PC specs for the game ahead of its launch on October 29. Below you’ll find options for 1080p low, 1080p high, 1440p high, and 4K ultra settings. And if you want to see every bit of eye-popping detail from the game’s depiction of neon-clad, near-future London, there are also two separate categories specifically supporting NVIDIA’s line of GeForce RTX graphics cards.
Ray Tracing Disabled
Minimum System Requirements for 1920x1080, Low Preset, DX12
- CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz
- ** GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/GeForce GTX 1650
- Video memory: 4GB
- RAM: 8GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Hard Disk Space: (45GB)
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
Recommended System Requirements for 1920x1080, High Preset, DX12
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/GeForce GTX 1660 Super
- Video memory: 6GB
- RAM: 8GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Hard Disk Space: (45GB)
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
Recommended System Requirements for 2560x1440, High Preset, DX12
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700 3.0 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
- Video memory: 8GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Hard Disk Space: (45GB)
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
Ultra-System Requirement - 3840x2160 (4K), Ultra Preset DX12
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or GeForce RTX 3080
- Video memory: 10GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Hard Disk Space: 45GB (+20 GB HD Texture Pack)
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
(For optimal experience use DX12, also compatible with "DX11")
Ray Tracing Enabled
Minimum System Requirements - 1920x1080, High preset, Ray Tracing Medium, DLSS Quality, DX12 only
- CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Video memory: 6GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Hard Disk Space: (45GB)
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
Recommended System Requirements - 2560x1440 (1440p), Very High preset, Ray Tracing High, DLSS Quality, DX12 only
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700 3.0 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Video memory: 8GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Hard Disk Space: (45GB)
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
Ultra-System Requirement - 3840x2160 (4K), Ultra preset, Ray Tracing Ultra, DLSS Performance, DX12 only
- CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Video memory: 10 GB
- RAM: 16GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Hard Disk Space: 45GB (+20 GB HD Texture Pack)
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
Recently, a new GeForce RTX 30 Series Bundle was announced in which select GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs and gaming desktops will come bundled with a digital copy of Watch Dogs: Legion for the PC. Additionally, the game will support ray-traced reflections and NVIDIA’s DLSS Ultra Performance mode, built to accelerate 8K gaming.
Watch Dogs: Legion is also scheduled for release on Xbox One, PS4 and Stadia on October 29, as well as Xbox Series X | S on November 10 and PlayStation 5 at that console’s launch.
