The Witcher 3 Remastered sets new/higher PC hardware requirements
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is getting new/higher PC system requirements
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered is coming to PC on September 29th, and it will bring higher hardware requirements. Graphical upgrades aren’t free, and gamers will need higher-end hardware to max out The Witcher 3’s new PC version. Once The Witcher 3 Remastered launches, the game will have new/higher PC system requirements and will move from being DirectX 11/12 to being DirectX 12 only.
CD Projekt Red’s new The Witcher 3 Remaster will arrive with updated textures, refined animations, improved gameplay systems, and more. Visually, gamers will see improved Witcher sign effects, new foliage shaders, HDR improvements, lighting improvements, and ray tracing improvements. On PC, the game will also add a new path tracing mode.
This upgrade will make The Witcher 3 more demanding. That said, the game’s minimum and recommended PC system requirements remain low by today’s standards. The game’s minimum CPU moves from Intel’s 4-core i5-2500K to a six-core i5-8400. The game’s minimum RAM requirement has changed from 6GB to 12GB, and the game’s minimum VRAM requirement has moved from 2GB to 6GB.
Note that The Witcher 3’s storage requirements are also increasing from 50GB to 70GB. Additionally, SSD storage is now recommended.
The Witcher 3 Remastered PC system requirements
| The Witcher 3 PC System Requirements | Old Minimum System Requirements |
New Minimum System Requirements |
Old Recommended System Requirements | New Recommended System Requirements |
| OS | Windows 7/8.1 | Windows 11 | Windows 10/11 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel i5-8400 |
Intel Core i5-7400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
Intel Core i7 8700K AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon RX 7870 |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 AMD RX 5500 XT |
Nvidia GTX 1070 AMD RX 480 |
RTX 2060 SUPER AMD RX 6600 XT Intel ARC B580 |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 | DirectX 12 |
| VRAM | 2 GB | 6GB | 4GB | 8GB |
| RAM | 6GB | 12GB | 8GB | 16GB |
| Storage | 50 GB | 70 GB SSD | 50GB | 70GB SSD |
Higher-end GPUs required
GPU-wise, The Witcher 3 Remastered sets Nvidia’s GTX 1660 and AMD’s RX 5500 XT as the game’s minimum supported graphics cards. Note that these are some of the lowest-end GPUs that still receive driver support from AMD and Nvidia. The game’s recommended GPUs are Nvidia’s RTX 2060 SUPER, AMD’s RX 6600 XT, and Intel’s RC B580. While resolution and framerate targets are not listed, these GPUs are expected to target 1080p 60 FPS. Higher-end GPUs will be needed for higher resolution gameplay.
If you have a relatively up-to-date PC, you should be able to play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered. Nvidia’s RTX 2060 SUPER is a mid-range GPU from 2019. That should mean that all modern gaming PCs should be able to run this remaster with ease.
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