Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy: PC requirements and GPU selection

Open-world traversal, texture quality and shader compilation make VRAM, storage and CPU context important beside the official GPU names.

Guide revised: Official source checked 2026-08-18
Original moonlit magical academy artwork for the Hogwarts Legacy GPU guide

BUYING INTERPRETATION

Before spending

For a 1080p target, start with the recommended profile rather than the 720p minimum. If you already have an SSD and enough RAM, narrow the comparison to the GPU and settings.

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DLSS ✓

DLSS compatibility status

Supported — confirmed in NVIDIA's catalog
  • Multi Frame Generation
  • Frame Generation
  • Super Resolution
  • Ray Reconstruction
  • DLAA
NVIDIA catalog checked 2026-08-21. Absence from the catalog does not prove permanent incompatibility.Check NVIDIA's official catalog ↗

PRIMARY SOURCE

Official PC requirements

ProfileOfficial targetOfficial GPUCPU · RAMVRAM · storage
Minimum720p · Low · 30 FPSGTX 960 4GB · RX 470 4GBCore i5-6600 / Ryzen 5 140016 GB4 GB85 GB HDD supported; SSD preferred
Recommended1080p · High · 60 FPSGTX 1080 Ti · RX 5700 XT · Arc A770Core i7-8700 / Ryzen 5 360016 GBNot stated85 GB SSD

WHOLE SYSTEM

The limits that can change the answer

CPU

Core i5-6600 / Ryzen 5 1400; Core i7-8700 / Ryzen 5 3600

RAM

Official profiles span 16 GB.

VRAM

Official profiles state 4 GB where specified.

Storage

Official profiles state up to 85 GB; keep extra room for patches.

GPU COMPARATOR

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METHOD

Evidence, method and limitations

These buying suggestions are based on published requirements, not GPUStores benchmarks. Game updates and the rest of your PC can change the result.

An unspecified value remains unknown. Confirm delivered price and stock with the retailer before buying.

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