Can I Run World of Warplanes?
Wargaming Group Limited released World of Warplanes in 2022. It is an action massively multiplayer game, self published by the studio. The game supports cooperative play. Critics scored it 69 on Metacritic. It is localised into 24 languages according to the store listing. The base game is free to play, so trying it costs only disk space and download time. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2xxx or higher |
|---|---|
| GPU | Shaders 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, Radeon HD 3870) or higher |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 35 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 |
| DirectX | 9 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2ххх, AMD FX 8xxx / higher |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVidia GeForce GTX 660 1GB, Radeon HD 7870 / higher |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 x64 / 8 / 10 |
| DirectX | 9 |
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Setting and environment
World of Warplanes places its action in a military setting, and the player works through open airspace. 7 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played in three dimensions.
Why World of Warplanes is demanding
The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 9. World of Warplanes needs only 8 GB of RAM. World of Warplanes takes about 45 GB of disk space. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 1 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run World of Warplanes?
World of Warplanes targets a mainstream modern PC: Shaders 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, Radeon HD 3870) or higher and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVidia GeForce GTX 660 1GB, Radeon HD 7870 / higher 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 World of Warplanes?
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What are the minimum system requirements for World of Warplanes?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-2xxx or higher; GPU: Shaders 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB, Radeon HD 3870) or higher; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10.
How much storage does World of Warplanes need?
World of Warplanes needs about 35 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for World of Warplanes?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for World of Warplanes is the CPU.