Horizon Zero Dawn System Requirements

The Horizon Zero Dawn system requirements ask for a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i5-2500K. However, the recommended CPU is an Intel Core i7-4770K or better. You'll need a minimum of 8 GB of RAM, but 16 is recommended for the best experience. The minimum graphics card for Horizon Zero Dawn is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 graphics card you can play the game. However, the recommended graphics card to play Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition is an AMD Radeon RX 580 or better. Horizon Zero Dawn PC Requirements ask for a minimum of 100 GB of free disk space available.

Horizon Zero Dawn PC Performance Guide

The Horizon Zero Dawn game was first exclusive to PS4 until it was brought to PC in 2020. However, this is not the most optimised PC port going and so you may run into FPS issues. Here are some top tips for improving performance.

• Close any unnecessary background applications to free up RAM - for instance Google Chrome, Discord, GeForce Experience or Game DVR.
• Simply put, just lower the graphical settings until you can get a decent framerate - The 'Original' preset is a good baseline. You'll struggle to find any PC that will run this game on maximum graphics at 60 fps due to the poor port.
• Ensuring you have the latest NVIDIA or AMD drivers for your graphics card may also help.

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Horizon Zero Dawn will run on PC system with Windows 10 64-bits and upwards.

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