Can I Run Waves?
Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memor...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 (9th Gen) / Ryzen 2700 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 570/Intel ARC A380 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) / Ryzen 3700 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/AMD Radeon RX 5700XT/intel ARC A750 |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Can you run Waves?
Free up space before installing Waves: it needs roughly 150 GB of SSD storage. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 570/Intel ARC A380 and 16 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: RAM
Large install. Waves needs about 150 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.21x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.68x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.3x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Waves'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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What are the minimum system requirements for Waves?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 (9th Gen) / Ryzen 2700; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 570/Intel ARC A380; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows10 64-bit.
How much storage does Waves need?
Waves needs about 150 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Waves?
The RTX 3060 runs Waves comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Waves?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Waves is the RAM.