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Can I Run Watch_Dogs?

Play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose search for consensus leads to a hunt for those who hurt his family.

Developer Ubisoft MontrealRelease 2014
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPUIntel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
GPUDirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
VRAM1 GB
RAM6 GB
Storage25 GB
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
DirectX11

Recommended requirements

CPUEight core - Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz
GPUDirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850
VRAM2 GB
RAM8 GB
Storage25 GB
OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
DirectX11

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Can you run Watch_Dogs?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the processor is the tightest fit.

Watch_Dogs targets a mainstream modern PC: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770 and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: CPU

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Watch_Dogs?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Watch_Dogs?

The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz; GPU: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770; 6 GB RAM; OS: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS.

How much storage does Watch_Dogs need?

Watch_Dogs needs about 25 GB of available storage.

What is the bottleneck for Watch_Dogs?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Watch_Dogs is the CPU.