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Can you run God of War? PC requirements and settings
God of War, by Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive (Action, Adventure, RPG), came out on Steam on January 14, 2022.
Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Publisher's recommended cardNVIDIA GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD RX 570 (4 GB)
Minimum cardNVIDIA GTX 960 (4 GB) or AMD R9 290X (4 GB)
Recommended RAM8 GB
Our conservative estimate60 fps at 1080p, high settings, with a GeForce GTX 1660 Super
Estimate per graphics card
Which settings to aim for with your card
For each card: the highest settings level that stays smooth, and the expected frame-rate
range. This is a conservative estimate worked out from the publisher's recommended specs, not a
measurement: your processor, drivers and game updates move it.
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably
when the game offers them.
Best settings
Best graphics settings for God of War by graphics card
The setting ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick to play at 60 frames per second: the
best-looking detail level that stays smooth, with upscaling when it lets you go one step up (DLSS
on GeForce RTX, XeSS on Intel Arc, FSR on other cards). If God of War doesn't offer it, use the
level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | High217–299 fps | High141–194 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | High190–262 fps | High123–170 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | High207–285 fps | High134–185 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | High148–204 fps | High96–133 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | High148–204 fps | High96–133 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | High127–175 fps | High82–113 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | High123–170 fps | High80–110 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | High120–165 fps | High78–107 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | High105–145 fps | High68–94 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High98–135 fps | High63–87 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High68–94 fps | High + FSR Quality59–82 fps |
At these levels, ORION keeps textures on high from 8 GB of video memory (they cost memory,
hardly any frames), sets the frame cap on the target for steady pacing, turns off motion blur and
film grain, and leaves vertical sync off. This is a conservative estimate, not a measurement: in
ORION, the first measured session corrects the setting.
Official specs
Minimum and recommended requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-2500k (4 core 3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (4 core 3.1 GHz)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 960 (4 GB) or AMD R9 290X (4 GB)
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 70 GB
- Publisher's note
- DirectX feature level 11_1 required
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel i5-6600k (4 core 3.5 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 2400 G (4 core 3.6 GHz)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD RX 570 (4 GB)
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 70 GB
- Publisher's note
- DirectX feature level 11_1 required
Source: the
game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
Buy God of War
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the
official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you
ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and
screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you
play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.
Questions
God of War at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for God of War at 1080p?
The publisher recommends: NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD RX 570 (4 GB). By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1660 Super, and a GeForce GTX 1060 gets there with lower settings.
What are the best graphics settings for God of War on an RTX 4060?
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: between 123 and 170 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
Can I run God of War on an RTX 3060?
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs God of War at 1080p on high settings, between 105 and 145 frames per second.
Can I run God of War on an RTX 4060?
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs God of War at 1080p on high settings, between 123 and 170 frames per second.
How much RAM does God of War need?
The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM.
How much storage does God of War take?
The official page asks for 70 GB of storage.
How are these estimates worked out?
The publisher's
recommended specs are the reference point (about 60 frames per second at 1080p on high
settings, unless the publisher says otherwise). Each card's power is compared with the
recommended card (the average when the publisher names several), then adjusted to the screen
resolution. A low margin is kept, and less video memory than recommended drops one level.