Hogwarts Legacy PC specs revealed

Hogwarts Legacy‘s PC specs have been revealed ahead of the game’s release next month.

The game, which will also release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in February, and later in the year on Switch and last-gen consoles, will require powerful hardware in order to run at its full potential.

The game will also require at least 85GB of storage on PC. How much storage the game will require on consoles is not currently known.

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Hogwarts Legacy PC specs

Minimum/Low Specs

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i5 6600 (3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
• RAM: 16GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB HDD
• Notes: SSD (preferred), HDD (Supported), 720p/30fps, Low-Quality Settings.

Recommended/ High Specs

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i7 8700 (3.2 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 16GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 4
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB HDD
• Notes: SSD, 1080/60FPS, High-Quality Settings.

Ultra Specs

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K (3.80 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5800
• RAM: 32GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB HDD
• Notes: SSD, 1440/60FPS, Ultra-Quality Settings.

Ultra 4K Specs

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K (3.80 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5800
• RAM: 32GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB HDD
• Notes: SSD, 2160/60FPS, Ultra-Quality Settings.

Developed by Avalanche Software (Disney Infinity), Hogwarts Legacy is described as an open-world RPG that takes players beyond Hogwarts to new and familiar locations “as they live the unwritten and embark on a dangerous journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world”.

Published under Warner’s Portkey Games label, the game was originally scheduled to be released in 2021, before being delayed to 2022 and more recently to early 2023.

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The PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC versions of Hogwarts Legacy will be released on February 10, 2023. The game will then hit PS4 and Xbox One on April 4, and Nintendo Switch on July 25.

A month ahead of its release, Hogwarts Legacy is already one of the biggest money makers on Steam based on pre-orders.