Hogwarts Legacy System Requirements

Hogwarts Legacy system requirements are pretty demanding, so you'll want to prepare your gaming PC for the Harry Potter RPG. If you're planning on using a cheap and cheerful rig, you'll need something on par with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 - an entry-level GPU that can handle 1080p low settings to hit the Hogwarts Legacy minimum requirements. If you'd rather play with high presets enabled, you'll need to upgrade to something like the GTX 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT for the Hogwarts Legacy recommended specs.

Avalanche Games says you should use a PC with at least 16GB RAM, but you'll need to ramp things up to 32GB to enable Ultra settings or play at 4K. Lastly, you'll need to free up at least 85GB of storage to download Hogwarts Legacy, and the developer advises using an SSD over a traditional hard drive.

The developer also provides separate Hogwarts Legacy PC requirements for playing with Ultra settings enabled, and recommendations include the RTX 2080 Ti and Radeon RX 6800 XT. Aiming to play at 4K rather than 1440p? To do so, you'll need the best graphics card money can buy, with Avalanche Game's suggesting either an Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti or the shiny new AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

Hogwarts Legacy size

With 85GB of storage space required, you might find Hogwarts Legacy a tight squeeze. If you need more space, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming.

Hogwarts Legacy settings

Check PCGamesN for our guide to the best Hogwarts Legacy settings and graphics options.

Hogwarts Legacy update

The latest Hogwarts Legacy update, otherwise known as build 1181827 for the Nintendo Switch, chiefly addressed numerous graphical and stability improvements. The patch also deployed fixes for numerous progression blockers such as when fighting the Loyalist Sentinel. The patch notes for this update are truly huge, so, if you're experiencing a particular issue, check the official notes to see if your issue has been patched.

However, Hogwarts Legacy updates have been few and far between on the whole since the game's initial launch, especially for the PC. Fortunately, that appears to be changing for 2024, as the developer has publically stated on Twitter that they are committed to rolling out more updates and features in the coming months.

Hogwarts Legacy mods

The game does not have any Steam Workshop integration, but new game elements are already coming through, like Thomas the Tank Engine - check our guide to the best Hogwarts Legacy mods.

Hogwarts Legacy FAQ

• Who is in the game? PCGamesN has a full guide to the Hogwarts Legacy voice actors and cast list, a Hogwarts Legacy characters list and the best Hogwarts Legacy companions.
• Is Hogwarts Legacy Multiplayer? No - there is no multiplayer or coop.
• How long is Hogwarts Legacy? The game length and total playtime is around 30 hours.
• When does Hogwarts Legacy take place? During the 19th century, ahead of the Harry Potter timeline.
• How does Hogwarts Legacy max level work? Guide in the link.
• How to you get Hogwarts Legacy Twitch drops? Guide in the link.
• Is Hogwarts Legacy Steam deck compatible? Yes!

Hogwarts Legacy map and locations

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Hogwarts Legacy will run on PC system with Windows 10 and upwards.

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Hogwarts Legacy FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on Hogwarts Legacy? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how Hogwarts Legacy performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups.

What frame rate does Hogwarts Legacy run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
103	Intel Core i9-14900HX	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	32 GB
90	Intel Core i5-10600K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	48 GB
44	Intel Core i5-10600K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	16 GB
41	Intel Core i7-10700K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	24 GB
22	Intel Core i5-8300H	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050	16 GB

What frame rate does Hogwarts Legacy run at? Check our FPS Calculator

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