Can I Run War Thunder?
Gaijin Entertainment released War Thunder in 2013. It is an action massively multiplayer game, published by Gaijin Network Ltd. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Over 1 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Steam lists support for 18 languages. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. Completionists have 91 achievements to work through. The base game is free to play, so trying it costs only disk space and download time. Its Metacritic score stands at 81.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Dual-Core 2.2 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p. |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 70 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64bit) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 95 GB |
| OS | Windows 10/11 (64bit) |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
War Thunder places its action in the Second World War, and the player works through open airspace. The publisher supplies 33 storefront screenshots of these environments. The view is from a third person view.
Why War Thunder is demanding
War Thunder is undemanding on the graphics side. Its DirectX 11 level video card target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear War Thunder. War Thunder takes about 95 GB of disk space. War Thunder needs 64 bit Windows. DirectX 12 is named, so War Thunder expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. War Thunder expects 16 GB of system memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run War Thunder?
War Thunder targets a mainstream modern PC: DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p. and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. War Thunder needs about 70 GB of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.07x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.17x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.52x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| 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 War Thunder'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 War Thunder?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz; GPU: DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64bit).
How much storage does War Thunder need?
War Thunder needs about 70 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run War Thunder?
The RTX 3060 runs War Thunder comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for War Thunder?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for War Thunder is the GPU.