Overwatch is an online-only first-person shooter from Blizzard, and its first new IP in over 19 years. A class-based teamwork oriented shooter, Overwatch bears heavy influence from the likes of Team Fortress 2, featuring a diverse range of characters to play as and locations to battle in.

Overwatch System Requirements

27 May 2016 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

Operating system: Windows® Vista/7/ 8/10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 865
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460, ATI Radeon™ HD 4850, or Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Memory: 768 MB VRAM, 4 GB System RAM
Storage: 7200 RPM with 5 GB available HD space

Official Recommended Requirements

Operating system: Windows® Vista/7/ 8/10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X3, 2.8 GHz
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or ATI Radeon™ HD 7950
Memory: 2 GB VRAM, 6 GB System RAM
Storage: 7200 RPM with 5 GB available HD space

PC System Analysis For Overwatch Requirements

Overwatch will require a middle tier computer to run high graphics at around 50-60 frames per second on a 1080p monitor. The recommended Overwatch CPU requirement will be an aging i5-670 or the AMD Phenom II X4 900e. The graphics card unit needed will be a GTX 660 or a HD 7950 with 2GB VRAM. The system memory to get Overwatch running at high graphics will be 8GB

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How well optimised is Overwatch for PC? Overwatch is excellently optimized

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Genres: Action, Online, Shooter, Sci fi

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Overwatch PC Release Date:

24 May 2016

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