Watch Dogs Legion is an open-world action-packed sandbox set in a near-future dystopic vision of London. Players in Watch Dogs Legion can recruit and play as anyone at all in the city, as well as hack armed drones, deploy spider-bots.

Watch Dogs Legion System Requirements

12 Oct 2020 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

OS: Win 10 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1400
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB
VRAM: 4GB
System Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 45 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 10 64
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1600
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
VRAM: 6GB
System Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 45 GB Hard drive space

PC System Analysis For Watch Dogs Legion Requirements

The best chance at playing Watch Dogs Legion at recommended sys specs on a 1920x1080 screen resolution will be if your PC has at least the GeForce GTX 1060/Radeon RX 480 8GB graphics card. The CPU required to meet recommended requirements is either an AMD Ryzen R5 1600 or Intel Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz processor. This type of gaming rig will deliver you around the 60 Frames per second. Watch Dogs Legion needs a Radeon R9 290X graphics card to play on low settings, with a Core i5-4460 3.2GHz or Ryzen R5 1400 processor to reach the minimum specs, achieving 30FPS on 1080p monitor res. To summarise, Watch Dogs Legion 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 Watch Dogs Legion for PC? Watch Dogs Legion is poorly optimized

5.4

Where does Watch Dogs Legion rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Strategy, Crime, Realism

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System Requirements Report for Watch Dogs Legion

Graphics Settings: High

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Processor

Core i9-9880H 8-Core 2.3GHz

Graphics [1920 x 1080]

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

RAM

16GB

This system has no obvious bottleneck for this game

Performance Report

Processor

Intel

Core i5-4460 3.2GHz

AMD

Ryzen R5 1400

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 970 4GB

AMD

Radeon R9 290X

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 i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

AMD

Ryzen R5 1600

Graphics

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1060

AMD

Radeon RX 480 8GB

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 i9-9880H 8-Core 2.3GHz

Our recommended setting for playing Watch Dogs Legion: <strong>High</strong>

GFX

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile [1920 x 1080]

RAM

16GB

Low Setting

Premium Only FPS

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Watch Dogs Legion System Requirements

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HDD Space

GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

4 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 11

45 GB

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GD Adjusted Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i5-4440S 2.8GHz

FX-8150

GeForce GTX 1060

Radeon RX 480 8GB

6 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

50 GB

FPS

Recommended Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

Ryzen R5 1600

GeForce GTX 1060

Radeon RX 480 8GB

6 GB

16 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

45 GB

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Average Frames Per Second

Low Setting

Premium Only FPS

Medium Setting

Premium Only FPS

High Setting

Premium Only FPS

Ultra Setting

Premium Only FPS

Watch Dogs Legion PC Release Date:

29 Oct 2020

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Watch Dogs Legion vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core I7-5775R 4-Core 3.3GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

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13GB

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