Hogwarts Legacy system requirements

Despite being an unexpectedly expansive open-world RPG, the Hogwarts Legacy system requirements don't ask too much of your gaming PC or laptop. That being said, if you're looking to run the game smoothly at higher graphical presets and high resolutions, you'll want to aim much higher than the hardware that is currently listed.

Competing with some incredible open-world games, Hogwarts Legacy manages to balance its system requirements well, with no need for one of the best graphics card picks from our comprehensive buying guide, unless you're targeting 4K gameplay. While we've already identified the best Hogwarts Legacy settings for PC, it's well worth seeing where your gaming rig stacks up before you commit to a purchase.

Here are the Hogwarts Legacy system requirements:

Meeting the Hogwarts Legacy minimum specs shouldn't prove too difficult for most systems, as developer Portkey Games says its Harry Potter spin-off runs on relatively old quad-core processors and budget GPUs from almost a decade ago. However, you'll need 16GB of the best gaming RAM from our buying guide to enrol at the school of witchcraft and wizardry, so make sure to check how much memory your rig's packing.

Ideally, you'll want to aim to beat the Hogwarts Legacy recommended specs, in order to play the game with high-quality settings at 60fps using at least a 1080p resolution. Just don't forget that employing the best settings can help alleviate performance woes and boost your frame rate to more playable levels.

In order to accommodate the Hogwarts Legacy download size, you'll need to clear 85GB on your storage solution of choice. While the wizarding world will load on a hard drive, installing the game on the best SSD for gaming you have is strongly recommended.

Take our Hogwarts Legacy system requirements PC benchmark test to answer the question… Can I run Hogwarts Legacy?

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