League of Legends is a fast-paced, competitive online game that blends the speed and intensity of an RTS with RPG elements. Two teams of powerful champions, each with a unique design and playstyle, battle head-to-head across multiple battlefields and game modes. With an ever-expanding roster of champions, frequent updates and a thriving tournament scene, League of Legends offers endless replayability for players of every skill level.

League of Legends System Requirements

23 Apr 2014 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

2 GHz processor (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher)
1 GB RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista and newer)
8 GB available hard disk space
Shader version 2.0 capable video card
Screen resolutions up to 1920x1200
Support for DirectX v9.0c or better
Windows XP (Service Pack 3 ONLY), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10

Official Recommended Requirements

3 GHz processor
2 GB of RAM (4 GB of RAM for Windows Vista and higher)
12 GB available hard disk space
Nvidia GeForce 8800/AMD Radeon HD 5670 or equivalent video card (Dedicated GPU with 512MB or higher Video Memory(VRAM))
Support for DirectX v9.0c or better.
Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 with the latest service pack installed
The latest update to .NET Framework from Microsoft

PC System Analysis For League of Legends Requirements

To run League of Legends on high graphics settings your PC will require at least a 512MB GeForce 8800 GT / Radeon HD 3870 with a Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz or Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition CPU. 4 GB will also be needed to achieve the League of Legends rec specs and get 60FPS. League of Legends needs a graphics card thats at least as powerful as a GeForce FX 5950 Ultra/Radeon 9500 Pro paired with Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+/Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz CPU to match the min specs. This PC setup will deliver 25-35 Frame Per Second at Low graphics setting on 720p resolution. To be able to run at all you will need at least 1 GB system memory. Your graphics card will need to be capable of running DirectX 9. We suggest a 14 year old PC to play smoothly.

FPS System Benchmark

200+ FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is League of Legends for PC? League of Legends is excellently optimized

8.8

Where does League of Legends rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, MOBA, Online, Fantasy

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System Requirements Report for League of Legends

Graphics Settings: High

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Processor

Core i7-10750H 6-Core 2.60GHz

Graphics [1920 x 1080]

GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

RAM

16GB

This system has no obvious bottleneck for this game

Performance Report

Processor

Intel

Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz

AMD

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce FX 5950 Ultra

AMD

Radeon 9500 Pro

RAM

1GB

Processor

Intel

AMD

Graphics

Nvidia

AMD

RAM

0MB

Processor

Intel

Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz

AMD

Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce 8800 GT

AMD

Radeon HD 3870

RAM

4GB

Max Playable Resolutions at 30 FPS
Graphics Setting	Low	Medium	High	Ultra
Resolution	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160	3840 x 2160

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CPU

Core i7-10750H 6-Core 2.60GHz

Our recommended setting for playing League of Legends: <strong>High</strong>

GFX

GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q [1920 x 1080]

RAM

16GB

Low Setting

Premium Only FPS

Medium Setting

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High Setting

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League of Legends System Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

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AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

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HDD Space

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Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+

GeForce FX 5950 Ultra

Radeon 9500 Pro

128 MB

1 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

8 GB

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AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz

Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition

GeForce 8800 GT

Radeon HD 3870

512 MB

4 GB

Win 7 64

DX 9

12 GB

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League of Legends PC Release Date:

27 Oct 2009

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