Continuing on in the grand tradition of the Hearts of Iron series, Hearts of Iron IV is a historical strategy game. Aiming to be the most authentic strategy simulation of World War 2 to date, battling across land, sea and air in your quest for domination.

Hearts of Iron IV System Requirements

19 Oct 2016 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

Windows 7 64-bit or newer
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

Official Recommended Requirements

Windows 7 64-bit or newer
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6950 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with 2GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

PC System Analysis For Hearts of Iron IV Requirements

As HOI4 is a turn based strategy game, the computer requirements are going to be low, by modern standards.We expect a GTX 460 or HD 6770 graphics card will get a suitable performance at 1080p resolution and high graphics settings. The processor requirement is a fairly old dual core and there is likely only a 4GB system memory required as well. We will update as more info becomes available

FPS System Benchmark

165 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Hearts of Iron IV for PC? Hearts of Iron IV is poorly optimized

5.1

Where does Hearts of Iron IV rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Management, Strategy, War

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Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz

Athlon II X4 650

GeForce GTX 470

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Win 7 64

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2 GB

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1.25 GB

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2 GB

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Hearts of Iron IV PC Release Date:

6 Jun 2016

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