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A table of the system requirements to play the free next-gen update of The Witcher 3.
Minimum: DirectX: DirectX 11. Ray Tracing: not supported. Resolution: 1080p. OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1). Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz or AMD A10-5800K APU (3.8GHz). Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 or AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870. Ram: 6GB. Disk Space: 50 GB.
Recommended: DirectX: DirectX 11. Ray Tracing: not supported. Resolution: 1080p. OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1). Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3.4GHz or AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4GHz. Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 or AMD GPU Radeon R9 290. Ram: 6GB. Disk Space: 50 GB.
High: DirectX: DirectX 12. Ray Tracing: off. Resolution: 1080p. OS: 64-bit Windows 10/11. Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 or Ryzen 5 1600. Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 or Radeon RX 480. Ram: 8GB. Disk Space: 50 GB.
Ultra: DirectX: DirectX 12. Ray Tracing: RTAO/RTGI. Resolution: 1440p (DLSS/FSR). OS: 64-bit Windows 10/11. Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600. Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6700 XT. Ram: 16GB. Disk Space: 50 GB.
Ultra: DirectX: DirectX 12. Ray Tracing: all RT features on. Resolution: 4K (DLSS/FSR). OS: 64-bit Windows 10/11. Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K or Ryzen 7 3700X. Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3080 or Radeon RX 6800 XT. Ram: 16GB. Disk Space: 50 GB.
Additional information:
It’s possible for your boxed copy to have the outdated recommended and/or minimum settings printed on it.
Update your graphics drivers regularly to get the best out of your hardware.