Hogwarts Legacy: System Requirements
Hogwarts Legacy is a gorgeous but heavy game — it leans hard on the GPU at Ultra and has well-known traversal stutter as you roam the open world. Below are Avalanche's official minimum and recommended requirements from Steam; then pick your CPU and GPU to estimate, from real data, the FPS you'd get in Hogwarts Legacy. Set aside 85 GB, ideally on an SSD.
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System requirements
Recommended hardware
A graphically demanding game — a strong graphics card is what keeps frame rates smooth at high settings, especially at 1440p and 4K.
Other game requirements
Frequently asked questions
What GPU do you need for Hogwarts Legacy?
Per Steam, the minimum is a GTX 960 4GB / RX 470 4GB and the recommended card is a GTX 1080 Ti / RX 5700 XT / Arc A770. It is a demanding game — for 1440p and 4K at Ultra you will want a strong current card, and ray tracing (optional) drops frame rates noticeably.
How much RAM does Hogwarts Legacy need?
Steam lists 16 GB for both minimum and recommended. It genuinely benefits from 16 GB — with less, the stutter gets worse.
Why does Hogwarts Legacy stutter?
The game has well-documented traversal stutter, mainly around the castle and Hogsmeade, and is CPU-sensitive in those areas. An SSD, 16 GB of RAM and a current CPU help smooth out the 1% lows.
Can my PC run Hogwarts Legacy?
Drop your CPU and GPU into the calculator above — it estimates the average FPS and 1% lows for Hogwarts Legacy from real benchmark data, instantly.