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October 18, 2021 Arka Mukherjee

Watch Dogs: Legion System Requirements

Watch Dogs Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion is known for innovation. The game caught the eyes of the masses because of its “play as anyone” feature. And, although the implementation was a bit off, Ubisoft nailed it for a first-generation iteration. The game is one of the best games of 2020, and with the release of some great DLCs, the game keeps getting better post-release. However, the system requirements for Watch Dogs Legion are disappointing, largely because its optimization on PC sucks.

This, along with poor optimization for Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, earned Ubisoft an ignominy. You need at least a Core™ i5-4460 or a Ryzen™ 5 1400 coupled with a GTX 970 or a Radeon™ R9 290X to start. However, we’ve seen the game run fine on some weaker GPUs like the GTX 1050, the GTX 1050 Ti, and the RX 560. Ubisoft probably set the lower bar of entry a bit high to avoid complaints regarding poorly done optimization. That did not work out, and Ubisoft was openly ridiculed for their horrible job.

The good news is that the game supports NVIDIA© DLSS technology. So, gamers with an NVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX GPU can use the upscaling utility to boost their frame rates.

Watch Dogs: Legion Minimum System Requirements (DXR off)

1080p / 30 fps / Low Settings

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) version 1709 or higher
CPUIntel© Core™ i5 4460 @3.20-3.40 GHz | AMD©  Ryzen™ 5 1400 @3.20-3.40 GHz
Memory8 GB in dual-channel
Graphics CardNVIDIA© GeForce™ GTX 970 or GeForce™ GTX 1650 | AMD© Radeon™ R9 290X
Video Memory4 GB
DirectXVersion 11 or equivalent (Version 12 for an optimal experience)
Internet ConnectionBroadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection
Storage45 GB HDD

Watch Dogs: Legion Recommended System Requirements (DXR off)

1. 1080p / 60 fps / High Settings

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) version 1709 or higher
CPUIntel© Core™ i5 4790 @3.20-3.40 GHz | AMD©  Ryzen™ 5 1600 @3.20-3.40 GHz
Memory8 GB in dual-channel
Graphics CardNVIDIA© GeForce™ GTX 1060 or GeForce™ GTX 1660 Super | AMD© Radeon™ RX 480
Video Memory6 GB (GTX 1060, GTX 1660 Super), 8 GB (RX 480)
DirectXVersion 12 or equivalent
Internet ConnectionBroadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection
Storage45 GB SSD

2. 1440p / 60 fps / High Settings

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) version 1709 or higher
CPUIntel© Core™ i7 9700 @3.00-4.70 GHz | AMD©  Ryzen™ 5 3600 @3.60-4.20 GHz
Memory16 GB in dual-channel
Graphics CardNVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX 2060 Super | AMD© Radeon™ RX 5700
Video Memory8 GB
DirectXVersion 12 or equivalent
Internet ConnectionBroadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection
Storage45 GB SSD

3. 2160p / 60 fps / Ultra Settings

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) version 1709 or higher
CPUIntel© Core™ i7 9700K @3.00-4.70 GHz | AMD©  Ryzen™ 7 3700X @3.60-4.20 GHz
Memory16 GB in dual-channel
Graphics CardNVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX 2080 Ti or GeForce™ RTX 3080 | AMD© Radeon™ RX 6800 XT
Video Memory10 GB (RTX 3080), 11 GB (RTX 2080 Ti), 16 GB (RX 6800 XT)
DirectXVersion 12 or equivalent
Internet ConnectionBroadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection
Storage45 GB SSD (+20 GB for the HD textures pack)

Watch Dogs: Legion Recommended System Requirements (DXR on)

1. 1080p / 60 fps / High Settings / Ray Tracing: Medium / DLSS: Quality

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) version 1709 or higher
CPUIntel© Core™ i5 8400 @2.80-4.00 GHz | AMD©  Ryzen™ 5 2600 @3.40-3.90 GHz
Memory16 GB in dual-channel
Graphics CardNVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX 2060 | AMD© Radeon™ RX 6600 (DLSS not available)
Video Memory6 GB (RTX 2060), 8 GB (RX 6600)
DirectXVersion 12 or equivalent
Internet ConnectionBroadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection
Storage45 GB SSD

2. 1440p / 60 fps / Very High Settings / Ray Tracing: Medium / DLSS: Quality

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) version 1709 or higher
CPUIntel© Core™ i7 9700 @3.00-4.70 GHz | AMD©  Ryzen™ 5 3600 @3.60-4.20 GHz
Memory16 GB in dual-channel
Graphics CardNVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX 3070 | AMD© Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (DLSS not available)
Video Memory8 GB (RTX 3070), 12 GB (RX 6700 XT)
DirectXVersion 12 or equivalent
Internet ConnectionBroadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection
Storage45 GB SSD

3. 2160p / 60 fps / Ultra Settings / Ray Tracing: Ultra / DLSS: Performance

OSWindows 10 (64-bit) version 1709 or higher
CPUIntel© Core™ i9 9900K @3.60-5.00 GHz | AMD©  Ryzen™ 7 3700X @3.60-4.40 GHz
Memory16 GB in dual-channel
Graphics CardNVIDIA© GeForce™ RTX 3080 | AMD© Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (DLSS not available)
Video Memory10 GB (RTX 3080), 16 GB (RX 6800 XT)
DirectXVersion 12 or equivalent
Internet ConnectionBroadband Internet Connection with 512 kbps or faster connection
Storage45 GB SSD (+20 GB for the HD textures pack)

Watch Dogs: Legion is now available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna, and Microsoft Windows.

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