Can I Run Watch Dogs: Legion?
Released in 2023, Watch Dogs: Legion is an action adventure game built by Ubisoft Toronto. Publishing duties went to Ubisoft. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. The game ships for Windows alone. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard. There are 49 achievements to chase. It is localised into 15 languages according to the store listing. With more than 11 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 290X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, or AMD Radeon R9 290X |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 115 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 S, or AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 115 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions) |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a cyberpunk future. Play is structured around one continuous open world. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Watch Dogs: Legion can never assume the player will stop and let it load. The view is from a third person view. There are 5 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Watch Dogs: Legion is demanding
The graphics requirement for Watch Dogs: Legion is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 S, or AMD Radeon RX 480 is enough, so Watch Dogs: Legion runs on machines never bought for gaming. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Watch Dogs: Legion at the floor and Watch Dogs: Legion at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Budget around 115 GB of storage for Watch Dogs: Legion. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Watch Dogs: Legion needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Watch Dogs: Legion?
Free up space before installing Watch Dogs: Legion: it needs roughly 115 GB. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, or AMD Radeon R9 290X and 8 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Watch Dogs: Legion needs about 115 GB of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.93x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.09x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.48x |
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 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 Watch Dogs: Legion'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
Can my PC run Watch Dogs: Legion?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Watch Dogs: Legion?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 290X; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, or AMD Radeon R9 290X; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions).
How much storage does Watch Dogs: Legion need?
Watch Dogs: Legion needs about 115 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Watch Dogs: Legion?
The RTX 3060 runs Watch Dogs: Legion comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Watch Dogs: Legion?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Watch Dogs: Legion is the GPU.