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Horizon: Zero Dawn System Requirements

3 Jul 2020 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bits
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 100 GB available space

Official Recommended Requirements

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bits
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 100 GB available space

PC System Analysis For Horizon: Zero Dawn Requirements

You need a Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz or Ryzen R5 1500X processor coupled with a GeForce GTX 1060 to run Horizon: Zero Dawn system requirements at recommended. You can expect to get around 60FPS at 1080p screen res on high graphics settings with this hardware. Horizon: Zero Dawn needs a Radeon R9 290 graphics card to play on low settings, with a Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz or FX-6300 processor to reach the minimum specs, achieving 30FPS on 1080p monitor res. System memory for min is 8 GB. Another thing to consider is the DirectX capability of your GPU. Horizon: Zero Dawn needs a GPU capable of running DirectX 12. To summarise, Horizon: Zero Dawn needs around a 5 year old PC to play at recommended settings.

FPS System Benchmark

70 FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Horizon: Zero Dawn for PC? Horizon: Zero Dawn is poorly optimized

3.7

Where does Horizon: Zero Dawn rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, RPG, Sci fi

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System Requirements Report for Horizon: Zero Dawn

Graphics Settings: Low

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Processor

Core i7-9750H 6-Core 2.6GHz

Graphics [1920 x 1080]

GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q

RAM

16GB

Performance Report

Processor

Intel

Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz

AMD

FX-6300

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 780

AMD

Radeon R9 290

RAM

8GB

Processor

Intel

Core i5-4440S 2.8GHz

AMD

FX-8150

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1060

AMD

Radeon RX 480 8GB

RAM

8GB

Processor

Intel

Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

AMD

Ryzen R5 1500X

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1060

AMD

Radeon RX 580 4GB

RAM

16GB

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 i7-9750H 6-Core 2.6GHz

Our recommended setting for playing Horizon: Zero Dawn: <strong>High</strong>

GFX

GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q [1920 x 1080]

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RAM

16GB

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Premium Only FPS

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Premium Only FPS

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Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz

FX-6300

GeForce GTX 780

Radeon R9 290

3 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

100 GB

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Core i5-4440S 2.8GHz

FX-8150

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6 GB

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50 GB

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Win 10 64

DX 12

100 GB

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Horizon: Zero Dawn PC Release Date:

7 Aug 2020

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78 FPS

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19 FPS

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My ram is 16 gb ddr3 1600mhz, and ive OC'd my gpu as much as itd let me. Ive heard this decima engine is very well optimized for pc (Death stranding )
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It says minimum DX12 but some games in the past worked on windows 7 without problems; would it be the case this time too? I hate windows 10, don't wanna switch.