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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.