God of War Ragnarok PC system requirements
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God of War Ragnarok PC system requirements – minimum, recommended, and more

Your PC might fall under the might of Kratos' latest adventure.

God of War Ragnarok is an impressive graphical tour-de-force on PS5, and it will look even better on PC. Before you pull out that axe and run the game at its highest potential, however, you’ll need the proper God of War Ragnarok PC system requirements.

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God of War Ragnarok minimum PC specs

To get God of War Ragnarok running at 1080p (30 FPS) on Low settings, you’ll need the following:

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i5-4670k or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) or Intel Arc A750
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 190 GB available space (SSD required)
The God of War Ragnarok PC specs are mighty
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It’s a hefty step up from the last game, which required a 4GB graphics card and recommended a 6GB one. The game also needs an additional 110GB from the prior entry and that’s on an SSD. Hopefully, you’ll have the rig to run this epic conclusion to Kratos and Atreus’ story (marked as one of the best PS5 games).

To play the game at 1080p (60 FPS) with Medium settings, Sony Santa Monica and PlayStation recommend you have a rig like this:

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super or AMD RX 5700 or Intel Arc A770
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 190 GB available space (SSD required)

How to run the game at 1440p and 4K resolutions

The PlayStation Blog has kindly given us details on what PC specs we’ll need to run the game in higher definitions at 60 frames per second. First, the God of War Ragnarok PC system requirements to play the game at 1440p with High settings, you’ll need the following:

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i7 7700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • Memory: 16GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3070 or AMD RX 6800
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 190GB available space (SSD required)

To get God of War Ragnarok to run on Performance with 4K at 60 frames per second on High settings, you’ll require:

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • Memory: 16GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti or AMD RX 6900 XT
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 190GB available space (SSD required)

Lastly, if you want to experience God of War Ragnarok with a titan-like PC set up at Ultra settings, 4K, and 60 FPS, you’ll need this:

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • Memory: 16GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti or AMD RX 7900 XT
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 190GB available space (SSD required)

The PlayStation Blog alsoconfirms that all major graphics card manufacturer technologies will be supported with this release, including:

  • Nvidia DLSS 3.7 
  • AMD FSR 3.1 
  • Intel XeSS 1.3 

God of War Ragnarok heads to Steam and the Epic Games Store on September 19. You can get the Risen Snow Armor and Tunic if you pre-order the game.


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