Can I Run Hogwarts Legacy on My PC / Laptop?

Yes, the 6GB version, at 1080p on medium or low settings for around 30 to 45 fps, usually with FSR on. The 3GB version is not really playable.

It is fine at 1080p on high settings without ray tracing. It falls short at 1440p or with ray tracing, where the game wants 10 to 12GB and 8GB cards start to hitch.

Yes for the minimum and recommended tiers at 1080p. The Ultra and 4K tiers officially ask for 32GB.

About 85GB, and it is best installed on an SSD.

Yes, around 60 fps at medium to high settings without ray tracing. Its 12GB of VRAM helps a lot in this game.

Yes, at 1080p with DLSS and Frame Generation. Its 8GB of VRAM is the limit when you combine ray tracing with high textures.

It looks good in interiors and on wet surfaces, but it roughly halves your frame rate and uses heavy VRAM. Most mid-range players should leave it off.

Hogwarts Legacy is CPU-limited at 1080p. GeForce cards hit a ceiling around 110 fps in Hogsmeade no matter how powerful the card, so a faster CPU and an SSD matter more there.

Marginally, at 1080p Low around 30 fps. Its 4GB of VRAM is limiting, so expect to keep textures low.

Turn ray tracing off, keep textures at High, set foliage to medium, use DLSS or FSR on Quality, and cap your frame rate to smooth the frame timing.

No. Hogwarts Legacy asks for 16GB of RAM at both the minimum and recommended tiers. On 8GB you will see stutter, long load times, and possible crashes even on Low settings, since the game streams a lot of world data as you move.

Yes, DirectX 12 is required. There is no DirectX 11 fallback, so your GPU and drivers both need DX12 support before the game will launch.

Yes, all three are built in: Nvidia DLSS with Frame Generation on RTX 40 series cards, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS. Setting one to Quality mode is one of the easiest ways to get frame rate back on an 8GB card without a big hit to image quality.

It covers 1080p on medium to high settings with ray tracing off. Push to Ultra textures or turn ray tracing on and a 6GB card starts stuttering as it runs out of room to hold textures.

Yes, comfortably. 12GB covers 1440p at high settings with room left for ray tracing, which is why cards like the RTX 3060 12GB or RX 6700 XT often do better here than faster 8GB cards.

The open world streams Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and the grounds around them continuously as you move or fly, and that world data has to sit in system memory as well as VRAM. 16GB is the floor Avalanche needed to keep that streaming from stalling.

Not to play. It is a single-player game with no online modes, but most versions need a one-time internet connection to download a day-one patch and activate. After that you can play offline.

No, there is no fps counter in the settings menu. Use Steam's overlay counter, the Xbox Game Bar, or a tool like MSI Afterburner to see your frame rate on PC.

No, the PC version runs uncapped by default, though you can set a limit yourself in the graphics options. Consoles are capped by mode instead: 30 fps in the quality modes and up to 60 fps in Performance mode.

At minimum a Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 5 1400, a GTX 960 4GB or RX 470 4GB, and 16GB of RAM, which gets you 720p Low around 30 fps. For a comfortable 1080p High at 60 fps you want closer to an i7-8700 or Ryzen 5 3600 with a GTX 1080 Ti or RX 5700 XT class card. The checker above compares your exact parts against both tiers.

Runnable. The RTX 3050 covers Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, meaning 1080p low to medium and a smoother feel after a small settings drop. Around 30 to 40 fps at 1080p low to medium, best with FSR or DLSS on.

It will run. The GTX 1650 meets Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, which means 1080p on low to medium and a smoother result once you lower a couple of options. Marginal, around 25 to 35 fps at 1080p low. Its 4GB of VRAM is the limiter.

Runnable. The GTX 1060 6GB covers Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, meaning 1080p low to medium and a smoother feel after a small settings drop. Around 30 to 45 fps at 1080p medium, usually with FSR on.

Yes. Hogwarts Legacy runs on the RX 580 at 1080p low to medium; shave a setting or two and the frame rate settles.

Fine for a lighter setup. The RTX 4060 clears Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, so target 1080p low to medium and adjust down for a steady rate. Good at 1080p high, and 60 to 80 fps with DLSS and Frame Generation.

Yes, though keep expectations modest. The RTX 3060 clears Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, so plan on 1080p at low to medium and trim a setting or two for a steady frame rate. About 60 fps at 1440p medium, helped by its 12GB of VRAM.

Fine for a lighter setup. The RTX 2060 clears Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, so target 1080p low to medium and adjust down for a steady rate.

It will run. The GTX 1660 meets Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, which means 1080p on low to medium and a smoother result once you lower a couple of options.

It will run. The GTX 1660 Super meets Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, which means 1080p on low to medium and a smoother result once you lower a couple of options.

Yes, on modest settings. The RX 6600 meets what Hogwarts Legacy needs at minimum, so 1080p low to medium is the sweet spot.

The GTX 1660 Ti gets you in. It meets Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, so low to medium at 1080p works, and turning a couple of things down keeps it steady.

Yes, comfortably. The RTX 3060 Ti sits at or above Hogwarts Legacy's recommended card, so 1080p on high is smooth and 1440p is well within reach.

Good enough to play. The RTX 4050 sits at Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, so expect 1080p low to medium and a bit of tuning for smoothness.

It is under the bar. The GTX 1050 Ti does not meet Hogwarts Legacy's minimum, so any play would be very low settings with weak performance.

That is more than enough. The RTX 4070 clears Hogwarts Legacy's recommended requirement, so aim for high at 1080p or step up to 1440p.

A MacBook, even the newest M-series chip, cannot launch Hogwarts Legacy on its own since Avalanche never built a native Mac version. Cloud streaming or a Windows compatibility layer are the workarounds, but given how much VRAM this game eats, you get a smoother result on a Windows PC with a real dedicated GPU.

No. Integrated graphics fall below the GTX 960 minimum, so you need a dedicated graphics card.

Steam Deck runs it well and carries Valve's Verified rating. ROG Ally and Legion Go handle it too, but expect to lower settings and cap the frame rate on all three. A smooth 60 fps is not realistic on a handheld, so 30 to 40 fps with tuned settings and FSR is the practical target.

1440p Ultra wants an RTX 2080 Ti or RX 6800 XT class card, and 4K Ultra wants an RTX 3090 Ti or RX 7900 XT. VRAM matters a lot here, so 10 to 12GB and up is best at these resolutions.

An RTX 3060 or better holds 60 fps at 1080p high without ray tracing. Hogsmeade is the toughest area and is CPU-limited, so a modern CPU and an SSD matter there too.

An SSD is not strictly required but strongly recommended. A hard drive makes the traversal stutter and load times noticeably worse.

Yes to both. The PS4 build is scaled back, while the PS5 version runs well. The PC version this page covers is far more capable.

It is usually VRAM and streaming, not raw power. Install on an SSD, drop Texture Quality to High and turn ray tracing off on 8GB cards, lower foliage density, and keep your drivers current.

No. Both sit well below the GTX 960 minimum. Intel Iris Xe can limp through lighter games at very low settings, but Hogwarts Legacy's VRAM and RAM demands make it impractical even at 720p Low.

Not well. Radeon 780M, found in newer Ryzen laptops and handhelds, can produce a rough 20 to 30 fps at 720p Low with FSR on. Vega 8, the older integrated chip, falls short of that and struggles to hold even 20 fps at the lowest settings.

Avalanche never shipped a native Linux build, but Steam Play's Proton compatibility layer handles it on most distributions, the same route Steam Deck uses under the hood. Set Proton to a recent version and performance lands close to what you'd see on Windows.

Yes. Windows 10 and Windows 11 are both supported and Windows 11 carries no performance penalty. The official requirements list Windows 10 64-bit, but the game runs fine on 11.

It is below what Avalanche tested for, since the official minimum is a Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 5 1400. A modern i3 or Ryzen 3 can sometimes scrape by at 720p Low, but expect stutter in Hogsmeade and crowded areas, since the game leans on CPU performance there more than the GPU.

Yes, on Xbox Series X and S, plus a scaled-back Xbox One version. This page covers the PC version.

At the minimum of a GTX 960 4GB, an i5-6600 and 16GB of RAM you can play 720p to 1080p low with FSR. VRAM is the limiter on low-end cards, so keep textures modest and ray tracing off.

Yes, there is a Switch version, though it is heavily scaled back. The PC version this page covers is far more capable.

PS5 offers a Fidelity mode targeting 30 fps at close to native 4K, a Performance mode targeting 60 fps at a lower dynamic resolution, and a ray-traced Fidelity option with slower, more detailed reflections and shadows. Performance mode is the smoother choice for most players.

Series X mirrors PS5 with a 30 fps Fidelity mode and a 60 fps Performance mode. Series S runs Performance mode around 30 to 60 fps at a reduced resolution, since it has less GPU power to work with.

Much better than the original Switch port. The Switch 2 version targets 30 fps using Nvidia DLSS to reconstruct the image, up to 1440p docked and 1080p in handheld mode, with lighting noticeably closer to the PS5 version. It holds that 30 fps target consistently instead of dipping the way the original Switch release did.

Yes, Hogwarts Legacy is available on GeForce Now, which is the practical way to play it on a Mac, Chromebook, or any PC below the minimum requirements without buying new hardware.