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Can you run Watch_Dogs? PC requirements and settings

Watch_Dogs, by Ubisoft (Action, Adventure), came out on Steam on May 26, 2014. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardDirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850
Minimum cardDirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
Recommended RAM8 GB

Estimate per graphics card

No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
Memory
6 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
25 GB
Publisher's note
Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode.

Recommended

OS
Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Processor
Eight core - Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
25 GB
Publisher's note
Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode.

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

Buy Watch_Dogs

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

Watch_Dogs at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Watch_Dogs at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850. Minimum: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Watch_Dogs need?

The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 6 GB).

How much storage does Watch_Dogs take?

The official page asks for 25 GB of storage.

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