Can I Run Dynasty Warriors 9?
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. released Dynasty Warriors 9 in 2018. It is an action game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. There are 44 achievements to chase. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. The game ships for Windows alone. 10 languages are covered by the store listing. Cloud saves are enabled. Over 6 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Its 8 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Core i5 2400 or over |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or over |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Core i7 3770 or over |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or over |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a historical setting. Play is structured around one continuous open world. That openness is what costs performance. Dynasty Warriors 9 has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves. 6 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a third person view.
Why Dynasty Warriors 9 is demanding
Demand in Dynasty Warriors 9 is ordinary. The publisher has NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or over in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. Dynasty Warriors 9 needs 64 bit Windows. The install is small at roughly 50 GB. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dynasty Warriors 9?
Dynasty Warriors 9 targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or over and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or over for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.7x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 0.96x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.43x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Dynasty Warriors 9's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dynasty Warriors 9?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Core i5 2400 or over; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or over; 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64bit.
How much storage does Dynasty Warriors 9 need?
Dynasty Warriors 9 needs about 50 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dynasty Warriors 9?
The RTX 3060 runs Dynasty Warriors 9 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Dynasty Warriors 9?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dynasty Warriors 9 is the GPU.