| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | $ 759 |
133.3 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER | $ 400 |
106.0 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | $ 499 |
103.9 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | $ 350 |
96.4 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile | $ 1,857 |
88.3 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX 590 | $ 279 |
88.1 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | $ 399 |
83.3 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile | $ 1,724 |
81.5 FPS |
| 2019 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB | $ 199 |
80. |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 580 | $ 229 |
79.5 FPS |
| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q | $ 1,955 |
77.9 FPS |
| 2019 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB | $ 169 |
72.4 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile | $ 1,559 |
70.8 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q | $ 1,516 |
69.8 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile | $ 1,104 |
67.5 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 FURY X | $ 649 |
66.8 FPS |
| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q | $ 1,106 |
62.5 FPS |
| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | $ 549 |
61.8 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 Nano | $ 649 |
59. |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 580 Mobile | $ 1,307 |
55.7 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX 580X Mobile | $ 1,307 |
55.7 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 390X | $ 429 |
54.5 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | $ 254 |
52.6 FPS |
| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | $ 329 |
51.7 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 390 | $ 329 |
50.2 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 570 | $ 169 |
50.1 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | $ 170 |
50.0 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | $ 149 |
48.4 FPS |
| 2016 | AMD Radeon RX 470 | $ 179 |
47. |
| 2013 | AMD Radeon R9 290 | $ 399 |
47.0 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile | $ 987 |
44.8 FPS |
| 2015 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Mobile | $ 1,345 |
43.3 FPS |
| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M | $ 1,345 |
43.3 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980MX | $ 1,345 |
43.3 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 Mobile | $ 1,959 |
40.5 FPS |
| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | $ 649 |
40.0 FPS |
| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q | $ 1,185 |
39.5 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 380X | $ 229 |
38.4 FPS |
| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 6GB | $ 1,249 |
36. |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 380 | $ 199 |
35.7 FPS |
| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M | $ 1,249 |
35.2 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 570 Mobile | $ 1,260 |
35.1 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | $ 1,151 |
33.9 FPS |
| 2016 | AMD Radeon RX 470 Mobile | $ 1,203 |
33.3 FPS |
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | $ 169 |
33.2 FPS |
| 2014 | AMD Radeon R9 M290X | $ 1,209 |
32.9 FPS |
| 2019 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q | $ 1,239 |
32.9 FPS |
| 2015 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | $ 199 |
32.9 FPS |
| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | $ 499 |
31. |
| 2018 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | $ 169 |
29.9 FPS |
| 2011 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | $ 549 |
29.2 FPS |
| 2014 | AMD Radeon R9 280 | $ 279 |
28.7 FPS |
| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile | $ 876 |
28.2 FPS |
| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | $ 399 |
28.0 FPS |
| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M | $ 1,162 |
28.0 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 560 | $ 99 |
27.7 FPS |
| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 | $ 399 |
26.6 FPS |
| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile | $ 750 |
25.4 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 M380 | $ 1,074 |
25. |
| 2018 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q | $ 1,270 |
24.9 FPS |
| 2016 | AMD Radeon RX 460 | $ 140 |
24.0 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R7 370 | $ 149 |
23.9 FPS |
| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB | $ 1,062 |
23.9 FPS |
| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | $ 249 |
23.7 FPS |
| 2015 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M | $ 1,066 |
23.0 FPS |
| 2018 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q | $ 1,282 |
22.4 FPS |
| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M | $ 1,083 |
21.9 FPS |
| 2017 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | $ 79 |
21.3 FPS |
| 2012 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 | $ 249 |
21. |
| 2012 | AMD Radeon HD 7970M | $ 1,079 |
20.4 FPS |
| 2016 | AMD Radeon R5 | $ 710 |
20.3 FPS |
| 2016 | AMD Radeon R5 | $ 701 |
20.3 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 M280X | $ 1,070 |
20.1 FPS |
| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M | $ 1,058 |
19.6 FPS |
| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX | $ 1,058 |
19.6 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 550 | $ 79 |
19.4 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile | $ 987 |
19.4 FPS |
| 2019 | AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile | $ 641 |
19.4 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB | $ 987 |
19.4 FPS |
| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB | $ 1,070 |
19. |
| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M | $ 1,100 |
18.6 FPS |
| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | $ 229 |
18.5 FPS |
| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M | $ 1,036 |
16.6 FPS |
| 2012 | AMD Radeon HD 7850M | $ 964 |
14.8 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile | $ 923 |
13.5 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile | $ 923 |
13.5 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 | $ 632 |
13.5 FPS |
| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M | $ 987 |
13.0 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile | $ 645 |
11.6 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 | $ 601 |
11. |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon 540 Mobile | $ 1,086 |
10.6 FPS |
| 2017 | AMD Radeon 530 Mobile | $ 636 |
9.7 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX VEGA 6 | $ 1,119 |
9.7 FPS |
| 2018 | AMD Radeon RX VEGA 3 | $ 567 |
7.7 FPS |
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How good can The Witcher 3 look these days? Pretty exceptional if you mod the game extensively and run it at 4K resolution driven by Nvidia’s flagship Ampere graphics card, as it happens.
As Wccftech spotted, the Digital Dreams channel on YouTube – which specializes in showing all sorts of games fully modded and with the graphics details totally cranked – showed off The Witcher 3 with a ton of mods running on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 GPU.
And the results look very smart indeed, as you can see for yourself in the video below.
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Mind you, over 50 mods were used to enhance the visuals here, including ‘realistic’ ReShade, the Vanilla Lighting and Weather 2.0 mod, plus The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project 12.0 mod (from Halk Hogan). The latter improves models and textures, seriously upping their quality while aiming to maintain the original style of the game, and also increases the draw distance for some objects.
If you’re interested in the full list of mods used, Digital Dreams provides a link to the mod list in the notes on the video.
Should all this visual finery get you suitably excited, don’t forget that the next-gen update is coming in the second half of 2021 for the PC (and PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One), promising graphical improvements, ray tracing, and faster loading (with more besides).
Still, even before the graphics upgrades inbound with this next-gen revamp of the game, The Witcher 3 can already look seriously impressive on a top-end graphics card, as we’ve seen here.
You may also recall that we have highlighted The Witcher 3 running in 8K before, again courtesy of the RTX 3090, although at this resolution, even Nvidia’s mighty flagship struggles to achieve much more than 35 frames per second.
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system requirements for Full HD and 4K at 60 FPS
It’s been 6 years since the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but the graphics in the game are still relevant. At the same time, rather high requirements for the processor and graphics accelerator remain, despite the fact that several generations of hardware have already changed during this time. The problem is exacerbated by the shortage in the video card market, due to which not all gamers can afford to upgrade their PC.
On the other hand, 4K gaming is gaining momentum, and if you ran The Witcher at “outrageous” settings in Full HD on your GTX 9 without any problems80, then you need a completely different level of graphics card to play 4K. The official system requirements are outdated for a long time, but let’s take a look at them first.
Minimum system requirements (2015)
Recommended system requirements (2015)
System requirements for Full HD
Low quality | 60 FPS
Medium quality | 60 FPS
High quality | 60 FPS
Outstanding quality | 60 FPS
System requirements for 4K
Low quality | 60 FPS
Medium quality | 60 FPS
High quality | 60 FPS
Outstanding quality | 60 FPS
Conclusions
Minimum system requirements (2015)
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.
3GHZ / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940 - RAM:
System requirements for Full HD
Let’s start with good old 1920×1080 and find out what modern hardware is needed to get 60 FPS at different settings. We will round up, because an average of 60 fps doesn’t imply really smooth gameplay in most cases, and we need some performance headroom to make up for the dips in heavy game scenarios.
Poor quality | 60 FPS
Almost any more or less modern 4-core processor, for example, Intel Core i5, or Intel Core i3 of the eighth generation and higher, as well as similar 4-core processors from AMD, can handle it here. The entry-level card from Nvidia’s GTX 1050 could provide the minimum necessary graphics power, and you will most likely get an average of 60 frames, but small drops will occur regularly. For confident 60 FPS in all scenarios, you will have to turn to the more productive 1050 Ti and its analogues.
РЕКОМЕНДУЕМЫЙ ПРОЦЕССОР РЕКОМЕНДУЕМАЯ ВИДЕОКАРТА Intel Core i5-8600 Nvidia GTX 1070 System requirements for 4K
As you can see, to comfortably play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at 1080p resolution, we didn’t even need to turn to top-end video cards of past generations, like the GTX 1080. But now we’ll see how the situation changes with the transition to 4K resolution.
Poor quality | 60 FPS
The increase in resolution has almost no effect on the requirements for the processor, so the top Core i7 of previous generations will cope with all levels of settings.
However, it is still desirable to use modern 6-8 core processors. It was not in vain that we remembered the GTX 1080, because it is this video card that will be needed to get a confident 60 frames when playing at the minimum settings in 4K resolution. As a more modern counterpart, the RTX 2060 Super is suitable. РЕКОМЕНДУЕМЫЙ ПРОЦЕССОР РЕКОМЕНДУЕМАЯ ВИДЕОКАРТА Intel Core i7-7700K Nvidia GTX 1080 Medium quality | 60 FPS
If we left the processors alone, then with increasing settings, the requirements for the graphics subsystem still grow inexorably.
The 10th line here finds its ceiling in the form of the GTX 1080 Ti, and in the 20th series, the power of the RTX 2070 video accelerator will be enough for a comfortable game at medium settings in 4K.0003 РЕКОМЕНДУЕМЫЙ ПРОЦЕССОР РЕКОМЕНДУЕМАЯ ВИДЕОКАРТА Intel Core i7-7700K Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti High quality | 60 FPS
At high settings, there will be enough scenarios in which the GTX 1080 Ti will not hold the cherished bar of 60 FPS, like the RTX 2080 and RTX 3060, which are close in performance.
these three maps can be called the minimum requirement for playing at high settings in 4K resolution. РЕКОМЕНДУЕМЫЙ ПРОЦЕССОР РЕКОМЕНДУЕМАЯ ВИДЕОКАРТА Intel Core i5-9600K Nvidia RTX 2080 Outstanding quality | 60 FPS
And here is the final bar — the highest possible settings and 4K resolution, thanks to which we got to the point where we need to use today’s top video accelerators. At a minimum, we’ll need an RTX 2080 Ti or RTX 3070 graphics card, but to be sure, it doesn’t hurt to look in the direction of the 3080.
РЕКОМЕНДУЕМЫЙ ПРОЦЕССОР РЕКОМЕНДУЕМАЯ ВИДЕОКАРТА Intel Core i5-9600K NVIDIA RTX 3070 Conclusions
In order to play the Witcher 3: Wild Hunting on high, or maximum settings, you will need at least a powerful 4-x a core processor, and to be sure, it does not hurt to use options with additional threads, or 6 cores. To play in Full HD resolution, a mid-range video card, like the GTX 1070 or GTX 1660, will be enough, but for comfortable use of a 4K monitor, you will have to turn to almost the top accelerators today, up to the RTX 3080.
The Witcher 3 in 4K on PC
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NewsThe developers of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at CD Projekt RED have posted one screenshot (yes, their generosity is legendary) from the PC version of the game in 4K resolution to give you an idea of what you can expect with the right hardware.
Unfortunately, the size of the image does not allow us to upload it to the news text, but you can admire the screenshot via a direct link from the developers’ website. In the meantime, you are maniacally looking at the details and looking for corners on Geralt’s ears, we remind you that the release of the game will take place on May 19th.
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