Wuthering Waves system requirements

Whether you're a long-time player or thinking of dipping your toes into one of the most popular anime games for the first time, the Wuthering Waves system requirements are far from unreasonable, but some ancient gaming PCs and laptops could get caught out by the recommended specs.

Wuthering Waves is in a protracted battle with Genshin Impact for the title of best free PC game of all time. Considering the game's visual style and open-world exploration, it's far from surprising to see that the game doesn't require the best graphics card from our buying guides to run well. You could, of course, play the game on mobile if your setup is a concern, but you'll get a significant edge on the competition if you choose to play the game on PC, where manual camera adjustments and swap cancelling are much more viable.

Here are the Wuthering Waves system requirements for PC in 2025:

Next to your average anime game like Genshin Impact or Honkai Star Rail, the Wuthering Waves minimum requirements are comparatively high, demanding hardware that is reserved for the recommended specs of its competition. However, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU is all you need to get the game running, and both cards are nearly a decade old. You'll also need a 9th-generation Intel Core i5 processor such as the Intel Core i5 9400 or AMD Ryzen 2700 or similar, and 16GB of RAM.

The Wuthering Waves recommended specs jump to roughly what you'd expect to see for a modern 3D title, demanding an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU, an Intel Core i7 9700 or AMD Ryzen 3700 CPU, and 16GB of RAM.

Not listed in the game's system requirements are the hardware recommendations to fully utilize the game's DLSS and ray tracing settings. Assuming you have hardware in the RTX 40 or higher range, you'll need to uncheck the game launcher's DirectX 11 option below the start button, or launch with DirectX 12 via Steam in order to see the options. Support for additional graphics cards is reportedly still in progress.

If you're on the AMD side of graphics cards and want to look at upscaling, AMD FSR was removed not long after the game's original launch in 2024 and has yet to return.

When it comes to the Wuthering Waves download size, the storage space demands have increased since the game first released, now demanding 60GB of hard drive space. The developers recommend using an SSD while outright requiring it if you want to meet the recommended specs, so check out our buying guide to the best gaming SSD if you need an upgrade or just want some extra storage space.

Of course, this free-to-play gacha game receives frequent updates, so make sure you check out the latest Wuthering Waves banners and Wuthering Waves codes if you want to make the most out of your hard-earned Wuthering Waves Tides.

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