WoW requirements on PC

To meet the World of Warcraft system requirements, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series GPU, an Intel Core i5-750 or better, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of SSD space.

World of Warcraft or WoW is almost certainly one of the most well-known MMORPGs of all-time, and has gone through a significant number of changes, expansions and more, which have in turn increased the WoW PC requirements. Fortunately, even the latest iteration of WoW hardware demands aren't particularly challenging to meet, even on older laptops and PCs.

As of 2025, the WoW minimum requirements demand a 4th Gen Intel Iris graphics card, a 4 core processor with 3.0GHz or better, and 8GB of RAM. Thisis an incredibly accessible level of hardware that most older laptops should be able to meet without difficulty. If anything, the greatest challenge you will ever face with getting WoW to run comes down to your internet connection. 

While there is no exact speed recommendation from Blizzard, you will want an internet connection that is 10Mbps or better. 25Mbps is generally the best place to be if you can push to it.

In order to play the game on the highest graphics settings and meet the WoW recommended specs, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce RTX card with 8GB of VRAM (any will do), an Intel Core i7-4770 CPU or equivalent, and 16GB of RAM.

Still unsure if you can meet the WoW system requirements for 2025? Take our benchmark test using our automatic checker or by manually entering your system details to see if you can run World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft size - How big is WoW in 2025?

The World of Warcraft download size for PC is an initial 128GB of SSD space. Unfortunately, a HDD is no longer compatible with WoW, so an SSD is a hard requirement. 

So, if you need more space or want to make an upgrade, check the PCGamesN buyers guide for the best SSD for gaming or just check the latest, best prices for SSDs.

You can download WoW here and to get World of Warcraft addons we recommend Curseforge.

World of Warcraft Steam

There is no Steam release of WoW. It's available exclusively through Blizzard's own Battle.net launcher.

Is World of Warcraft free?

World of Warcraft is free to try up until you reach level 20 in game. After this, the game is playable through a WoW subscription, which is $15 monthly, but you can reduce the average monthly cost by subscribing for longer periods of time in bulk. For example, a year's subscription averages out to $13 per month, saving you about $23 per year over the month-to-month cost.

World of Warcraft will run on PC system with Windows 7 64-Bit and upwards.

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World of Warcraft FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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

What frame rate does World of Warcraft run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
141	Intel Core i7-8700K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080	16 GB
88	Intel Core i7-9700K	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	16 GB
74	Intel Core i7-8086K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	32 GB
46	Intel Core i7-8700	Intel UHD 630	24 GB
32	Intel Core i7-6700K	Intel HD 530	16 GB

What frame rate does World of Warcraft run at? Check our FPS Calculator

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