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System requirements are the minimum level of hardware and software a player should have to expect a decent playing experience. Listing these requirements is an industry standard, but "decent" playing experience varies wildly. All the Warcraft games have varying levels of system requirements, but most of them run on both Microsoft Windows based PCs and Mac OS X based[1] Macintosh computers.
Dragonflight
Minimum System Requirements[2] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7 64-bit | macOS® 10.15 |
Processor | 4 Cores, 3.0 GHz processor 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Haswell AMD Ryzen™ Zen |
4 Cores, 2.9 GHz processor 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Skylake Apple® M1 |
Video | DirectX® 12 capable 3 GB GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 900 series AMD™ GCN 4th gen Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics |
Metal® capable 3 GB GPU AMD™ GCN 4th gen Apple® M1 |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | |
Storage | Solid State Drive (SSD) 128GB available space | |
Internet | Broadband internet connection | |
Input | Keyboard and mouse required. | |
Resolution | 1280 x 720 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[2] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 10 64-bit | macOS® 12 (latest version) |
Processor | 6 Cores, 3.5 GHz processor 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Coffee Lake AMD Ryzen™ Zen 2 |
8 Cores, 3.6 GHz processor 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Coffee Lake Apple® M1 Max |
Video | DirectX® 12 capable 8 GB GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX AMD RDNA™ 2 Intel® Arc™ 7 Graphics |
Metal® capable 8 GB GPU AMD RDNA™ Apple® M1 Max |
Memory | 16 GB RAM | |
Input | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
World of Warcraft: Classic
Minimum System Requirements[3] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7 64-bit | macOS® 10.12 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ 8750 or better | Intel® Core™ i5, 2.0 GHz or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT 512 MB or AMD Radeon™ HD 4850 512 MB or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | Metal capable GPU with 1 GB VRAM |
Memory | 2 GB RAM (4GB for integrated graphics such as Intel HD Graphics series) | |
Storage | 5GB available space | 5 GB available space 7200 RPM HDD |
Internet | Broadband internet connection | |
Input | Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. | |
Resolution | 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[3] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 10 64-bit | macOS® 10.13 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or AMD FX™-8310 or better | Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 4GB or AMD™ Radeon™ R9 280 or better | AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X or better 4GB VRAM Metal capable GPU |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | |
Storage | 70GB available space Solid State Drive (SSD) | |
Internet | Broadband internet connection | |
Input | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel | |
Resolution | 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution |
Shadowlands
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[4] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7 64-bit | macOS® 10.12 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-3450 AMD FX™ 8300 |
Intel® Core™ i5-4670 |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 2 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 2 GB or Intel® UHD Graphics 630 (45W TDP) *Requires manufacturer's driver support. |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M AMD Radeon™ R9 M290 Intel® UHD 630 (macOS 10.13 or higher, 45W) Metal compatible GPU with 2GB VRAM |
Memory | 4GB RAM (8GB if using supported integrated graphics) | 4GB RAM (8GB if using supported integrated graphics) |
Storage | Solid State Drive (SSD) 100GB available space Or Hard Disk Drive (HDD) 100GB available space (depending on the performance of the drive, player experience may be impacted on HDD) | |
Internet | Broadband internet connection | |
Input | Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. | |
Resolution | 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[4] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 10 64-bit | macOS® 10.14 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-6700 AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700X |
Intel® Core™ i7-6700 |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 8 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 64 8 GB or better | AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 64 Metal compatible GPU with 8GB VRAM |
Memory | 8GB RAM | |
Storage | Solid State Drive (SSD) 100GB available space | |
Internet | Broadband internet connection | |
Input | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel | |
Resolution | 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution |
Battle for Azeroth
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[5] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7 64-bit | OS X® 10.11 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-760 or AMD FX™-8100 or better |
Intel® Core™ i5-760 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 560 2GB or AMD™ Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB or Intel® HD Graphics 530 (45W TDP) |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M or better AMD™ Radeon™ R9 M290 or better Intel® HD 530 (45W) 2 GB VRAM Metal capable GPU |
Memory | 4 GB RAM (8GB for Intel HD Graphics 530) | 4 GB RAM |
Storage | 70 GB available space 7200 RPM HDD | |
Internet | Broadcast internet connection | |
Input | Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. | |
Resolution | 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[5] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 10 64-bit | macOS® 10.13 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or AMD FX™-8310 or better |
Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 4GB or AMD™ Radeon™ R9 280 or better |
AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X or better 4GB VRAM Metal capable GPU |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | |
Storage | 70 GB available space SSD | |
Input | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
Legion
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[6] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® XP / Windows Vista® / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 with latest service pack | OS® X 10.10 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 or AMD Phenom™ II X3 720 | Intel® Core™ i5-750 |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® 440 GT, AMD™ Radeon™ HD 5670 or Intel® HD Graphics 5000 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 or Intel® HD Graphics 5000 |
Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Install Size | 45 GB available hard drive space | |
Internet | Broadcast internet connection | |
Media | DVD-ROM drive | |
Input | Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. | |
Resolution | 1024 × 768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[6] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 10 64-bit | macOS® 10.12 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-3330 or AMD™ FX-6300, or better | Intel® Core™ i5-4670 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti, AMD™ Radeon™ R7 260X or better | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 775M or AMD Radeon™ R9 M290X or better |
Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
Input | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
Warlords of Draenor
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[7] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) | OS® X 10.9.5 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI™ Radeon™ X1600 Pro (256 MB) |
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 |
Memory | 2 GB RAM (1 GB Windows® XP) | 2 GB RAM |
Install Size | 35 GB available hard drive space | |
Internet | Broadcast internet connection | |
Media | None for the recommended digital installation | |
Input | Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. | |
Resolution | 1024 × 768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[7] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7/ Windows® 8 64-bit with latest service pack | OS® X 10.11 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 2.6GHz or better |
Intel® Core™ i5 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT, ATI™ Radeon HD 4830 (512 MB) or better |
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M or ATI Radeon™ HD 6750M or better |
Memory | 4 GB RAM | |
Input | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
Mists of Pandaria
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (latest Service Pack) | Mac OS® X 10.7.3 or newer |
Processor | Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI™ Radeon™ X1600 Pro (with 256 MB) | NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 |
Memory | 2 GB RAM (1 GB for Windows® XP) | 2 GB RAM |
Install Size | 25 GB available HD space | |
Internet | Broadcast Internet Connection | |
Input | Keyboard/Mouse and DVD-ROM drive | |
Resolution | 1024x768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7 64-bit (latest Service Pack) | Mac OS® X 10.7.3 or newer |
Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 2.6 GHz or better | Intel® Core™ i3 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4830 (with 512 MB) or better | ATI™ Radeon™ HD 5670 or better |
Memory | 4 GB RAM | |
Input | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
Cataclysm
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (latest service packs) | Mac OS® X 10.5.8, 10.6.4 or newer |
Processor | Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHZ or AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+ | Intel® processor |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® FX or ATI™ Radeon™ 9500 video card or better | |
Memory | 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
Install Size | 25 GB available HD space | |
Internet | Broadcast Internet Connection | |
Other | Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive | |
Resolution | 1024x768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | 64-Bit Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 | Mac OS® X 10.7.3 or newer |
Processor | Dual core processor | |
Video | 256 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 or better | NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4670 or better |
Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Other | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
Wrath of the Lich King
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (latest Service Pack) | Mac OS® X 10.5.8, 10.6.4 or newer |
Processor | Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHZ or AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+ | Intel® processor |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® FX or ATI™ Radeon™ 9500 video card or better | |
Memory | 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
Install Size | 25 GB available HD space | |
Internet | Broadcast Internet Connection | |
Resolution | 1024x768 minimum display resolution | |
Other | Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive |
Recommended System Requirements | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | 64-Bit Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 | Mac OS® X 10.6.4 or newer |
Processor | Dual core processsor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor |
Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Video | 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 or better | NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4670 or better |
Other | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
The Burning Crusade
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
After Windows 7
Minimum System Requirements[8] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows XP 32/64-Bit (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista 32/64-Bit (with the latest Service Packs), Windows 7 32/64-Bit (with the latest updates) | Mac® OS X 10.4.11 or newer |
Processor | Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ | PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or Intel Core Duo processor |
Memory | 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
Video | 3D graphics processor with hardware transform and lightning with 32 MB VRAM such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or an ATI Radeon 7200 or better | 3D graphics processor with hardware transform and lighting with 64 MB VRAM such as an NVIDIA FX 5700 or an ATI Radeon 7200 or better |
Sound | DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability | |
Install Size | 15 GB of free Hard Disk space |
Recommended System Requirements[8] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Processor | Intel 1.8 GHz processor or better | |
Memory | 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
Video | 3D graphics processor with vertex and pixel shader capability with 128 MB VRAM such as an NVIDIA 7600 GT or an ATI Radeon X1600 or better |
Before Windows 7
- The following requirements were as it was since January 16, 2007.
Minimum System Requirements[8] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4); Windows XP (Service Pack 2) | Mac® OS X 10.3.9 or newer |
Processor | Intel Pentium®3 800 MHz or AMD Duron 800 MHz | 933 MHz G4/G5 processor |
Memory | 512MB RAM | |
Video | 32 MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lightning, such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or above | ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor with 32MB VRAM |
Sound | DirectX-compatible sound card | |
Install Size | 10 GB of free Hard Disk space |
Recommended System Requirements[8] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Processor | 1.8 GHz G5/Intel or better | |
Memory | 1 GB RAM | 1 GB DDR RAM |
Video | 64MB VRAM 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeFore FX 5700 class card or above | 64MB VRAM |
World of Warcraft
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes. The following requirements were as it was since November 24, 2004.
Standard Edition
Minimum System Requirements[9] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 2000/XP | Mac® OS X 10.3.9 or newer |
Processor | Intel Pentium® III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz | 933 MHz or higher G4, G5 or Intel processor |
Memory | 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM or higher, DDR RAM recommended |
Video | 32 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting such as a NVIDIA® GeForce 2 class card or above | ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 32 MB VRAM or more |
Drivers | DirectX 9.0c (included) and latest video drivers | |
Install Size | 6.0 GB available Hard Disk space | |
Internet | 56k or better Internet connection |
Recommended System Requirements[9] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Processor | Intel Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz or AMD XP 1500+ | |
Memory | 1024 MB RAM | 1024 MB RAM or higher, DDR RAM recommended |
Video | 64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting such as a NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5700 class card or above | ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 64 MB VRAM or more |
Internet | Broadband Internet connection |
Game Manual
Minimum System Requirements[10] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP | Mac® OS X 10.3.5 or newer |
Processor | Intel Pentium®3 800 MHz or AMD Duron800 MHz | 933 MHz G4/G5 processor |
Memory | 256 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
Video | 32 MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as an NVIDIA Geforce FX 5700 class card or above | ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor with 32MB VRAM |
Sound | DirectX compatible sound card | |
Controls | A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported | |
Install Size | 4 GB of free Hard disk space |
Recommended System Requirements[10] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Memory | DDR RAM | |
Video | 64 MB 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 class card or above | 64 MB |
Warcraft III: Reforged
Minimum System Requirements[11] | ||
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Windows | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 64-bit (latest version) | macOS® 10.13 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core® i3-530 or AMD™ Athlon™ Phenom™ II X4 910 or better | Intel® Core™ i5 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 or AMD Radeon™ HD 5750 or better | NVIDIA® GeForce® 750M or AMD™ Radeon™ R9 M290X |
Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
Storage | 30 GB HD space | |
Internet | Broadband Internet connection | |
Input | Keyboard and mouse | |
Resolution | 800 x 600 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[11] | ||
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Windows | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 10 64-bit (latest version) | macOS® 10.15 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen™ 7 1700X or better | Intel® Core™ i7 or better |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ R9 280X or better | AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X |
Memory | 8 GB RAM |
Warcraft III: Classic
Minimum System Requirements[12] | ||
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Windows | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 | Mac® OS 10.12 |
Processor | Intel® Pentium® D or AMD™ Athlon™ 64 X2 | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce; 6800 (256 MB) or ATI™ HD 3650 Pro (256 MB) or better | NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) |
Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Storage | 3 GB available hard drive space | |
Internet | Broadband Internet connection | |
Input | Keyboard and mouse | |
Resolution | 1280 x 720 minimum display resolution | 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution |
Recommended System Requirements[12] | ||
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Windows | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows® 10 64-bit | Mac® OS 10.14 (latest version) |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X4 or better | Intel® Core™ i5 or better |
Video | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB) or ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) or better | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M or ATI Radeon HD 5670 or better |
Memory | 4 GB RAM |
Launch
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[13] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Operating System | Windows 98 / 2000 / ME / XP | Macintosh® OS 9.0 or higher Mac OS X 10.1.3 or higher |
Processor | 400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent | 400 MHz G3 processor |
Video | 8 MB 3D video card (TNT, i810, Voodoo 3, Rage 128 equivalent or better) with DirectX® 8.1 support | 16 MB ATI Technologies or nVidia chipset 3D video card |
Memory | 128 MB of RAM | |
Storage | 700 MB HD space | |
Media | 4X CD-ROM drive |
Recommended System Requirements[13] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Processor | 600 MHz processor | |
Video | 32 MB 3D video card | |
Memory | 256 MB of RAM | |
Sound | DirectX® 8.1 compatible sound card |
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition
System Requirements (GOG.com)[14] | ||
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Windows | ||
System | Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 | |
Processor | 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster | |
Memory | 2 GB RAM | |
Graphics | DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver | |
DirectX | DirectX 9 | |
Storage | 1 GB available hard disk space | |
Other | Users running older versions of Windows 10 Redstone may experience a crash on launch when running the game's executable. Patching your operating system to the newest version (Redstone 5) should correct this issue. |
System Requirements (Old)[15] | ||
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Operating System | Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT | |
Processor | Pentium 60 or equivalent | |
Video | Local bus SVGA graphics card (DirectX compatible) | |
Memory | 16 MB of RAM | |
Storage | 80 MB available HD space | |
Input | Microsoft compatible mouse | |
Media | 2X CD-ROM drive for gameplay, 4X for cinematics | |
Sound | DirectX compatible sound card for audio | |
Multiplayer | 2 players: 14.4 KBps modem 2-8 players: Battle.net (requires low-latency internet connection with support for 32-bit applications) |
Launch
- The following requirements were posted at launch.[16]
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PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows 95/98/NT Pentium-60 or Equivalent 16 MB RAM 80 MB Available Hard Drive Space 2x CD-ROM Drive for Gameplay
(4x CD-ROM for Cinematics)Local Bus SVGA Video Card
(DirectX Compatible)Microsoft Compatible Mouse DirectX Compatible Sound Card
for Audio -
MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Mac OS 7.6 or Higher PowerPC 16 MB RAM
(11 MB Free Memory
or use Virtual Memory)80 MB Available Hard Drive Space 2x CD-ROM Drive for Gameplay
(4x CD-ROM for Cinematics)Monitor Support for 256 Colors
640x480 Resolution
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Note: Warcraft RTS games prior to Warcraft III will not run on Intel-based Macs.[17]
System Requirements (Original game manuals)[18] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Computer | Warcraft II requires a 100% IBM PC compatible computer, with a 486/33 MHz or better processor and at least 8 megabytes of memory. | Warcraft II requires a Macintosh with a 68040 or PowerPC processor and 8 megs of physical RAM. Running with Virtual Memory enabled can decrease game performance. |
Operation System | You may play Warcraft II under MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher, Windows 95, or Windows 3.1. | Warcraft II requires System 7.5 or higher. |
Controls | A keyboard and a 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse are required. | A keyboard and a mouse are required. If you own a two button mouse, please consult your mouse manual for instructions on configuring the second button to simulate a command (cmd) click. |
Disk Drives | A hard drive and CD-ROM drive are required to play Warcraft II. To view the animations from the CD, your CD-ROM drive must be double-speed or faster. | |
Video | Warcraft II requires a VESA 1.2 or higher compatible SuperVGA card. | Warcraft II requires a 13" or better 256-color display. |
Sound | Warcraft II supports Sound Blaster, General MIDI, Pro Audio Spectrum, Gravis Ultrasound, Microsoft Sound System, and 100% compatible cards. To play CD-quality music during the game, both your sound card and your CD-ROM drive must be configured for playing Redbook Audio. | Music is played straight from the Warcraft II CD. |
System Requirements (Original Blizzard Support)[19] | |
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PC | Mac® |
MS-DOS / Windows 3.1 / Windows 95 | Macintosh System 7.5 or higher |
33 MHz 486 or faster | 68040 or PowerPC processor |
8 MB of RAM | |
Super VGA graphics card | A 13" or better 256-color display |
Hard drive | |
CD-ROM drive (To view the animations from the cd, your CD-ROM drive must be double-speed or faster) |
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
System Requirements (GOG.com)[20] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
System | Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 | OS X 10.11 or newer |
Processor | 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster | Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz |
Memory | 2 GB RAM | 1GB RAM |
Graphics | DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver | 64MB of video memory |
DirectX | DirectX 9 | |
Storage | 1 GB available hard disk space | 1GB available space |
Other | Mouse, Keyboard | |
Misc. | It is powered by DOSBox. |
System Requirements (Original game manuals)[21] | ||
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PC | Mac® | |
Computer | Warcraft requires at least an IBM 386 - 20 Mhz (or 100% compatible) and at least 4 MB RAM. | Warcraft requires at least a Macintosh 68030 processor (68040 recommended) and at least 8 MB RAM. Warcraft is also accelerated for Power Macintosh. |
Controls | You will need a Mouse (100% Microsoft compatible) and Keyboard to play Warcraft. | You will need a Mouse and Keyboard to play Warcraft. |
Display | Warcraft requires a colour monitor with a VGA graphics system. If you are using a compatible graphics card/monitor, it must be 100% compatible with VGA systems. | Warcraft requires a 13" colour monitor with 256 colours and Quicktime 2.0 or greater. |
Disk Drives | CD-ROM Version: A CD-ROM drive and a Hard Disk are required for installation and play. Diskette Version: A 3.5" Disk Drive and a Hard Disk are required for installation and play. |
A CD-ROM drive and a Hard Disk are required for installation and play. |
System | You must have System 7.0 or greater (7.1 or greater recommended). | |
DOS | You must have MS-DOS version 3.2 or higher. | |
Sound | Warcraft supports General Midi, Soundblaster, Adlib, Pro Audio Spectrum and Compatibles. | Sound Manager 3.1 or greater. |
Two-Player Support | Warcraft requires Communication Toolbox tools for 2-player mode. |
See also
- Multiboxing
- Wine for info on running World of Warcraft in emulation under Linux
- WoW System Requirments section of World of Warcraft functionality on Macs
References
- ^ Except the earliest real-time strategy games
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Dragonflight System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b World of Warcraft Classic System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2020-01-07.
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Shadowlands System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2020-01-07.
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-02-01). Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved on 2018-02-02.
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Legion System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-02-17). Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved on 2018-02-02.
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment (2013-11-15). Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved on 2018-02-02.
- ^ a b c d World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Game Manual, page 1.
- ^ a b World of Warcraft Standard Edition
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Game Manual, pages 6 & 7.
- ^ a b Warcraft III: Reforged System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved on 2020-01-28.
- ^ a b Warcraft III System Requirements. Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved on 2018-02-03.
- ^ a b Warcraft III system requirements. Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2002-10-03. Retrieved on 2018-02-02.
- ^ GOG.com - Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition Store Page, see system requirements section.
- ^ https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/31695 [dead link]
- ^ Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition Home page. Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved on 2018-02-01.
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